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On Sat, 08 May 2010 17:21:59 +0200, Warp <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote:
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> I'm not a patent lawyer, but AFAIK here patents only cover selling or
> distributing patented devices. You are still free to take a patent (all
> patents are public), build the device yourself and use it freely. Only
> if you start selling the devices you are building (and probably even if
> you start distributing them for free) will the patent protection kick in.
Just for clarification:
http://www.prh.fi/en/patentit/hakusuomi.html
http://www.prh.fi/en/patentit/lainsaadantoa/patenttilaki.html
Most importantly:
"The exclusive right shall not apply to:
(1) use which is not commercial"
Swedish patent law is very similar.
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FE
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