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minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoNo, that’s not how open source hardware works. You copyright it (free) and publish online with a copyleft license. You would absolutely win in court without the patent. Just point to the publishing date on GitHub. Then you sue them for filing a blatantly fraudulent patent. Source: I work in open hardware
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHow many suits for these kinds of blatantly fraudulent patents have actually been won? And lost?
No, that’s not how open source hardware works.
You copyright it (free) and publish online with a copyleft license.
You would absolutely win in court without the patent. Just point to the publishing date on GitHub. Then you sue them for filing a blatantly fraudulent patent.
Source: I work in open hardware
How many suits for these kinds of blatantly fraudulent patents have actually been won? And lost?