Peter P. wrote:
> Then there are those who 'jump out of the bushes' and claim infringement after
> the 'perpertators' make money. These should have their cases cut short. Anybody
> not enforcing one's IP *immediately* (i.e. not when the perps make money, but
> within a reasonable grace period - at most a few months) should not be allowed
> to try to enforce it later. This would also take care of the 'lions' I alluded
> to above. 
> 
> In fact, as far as I know, the law already stipulates this. Non-enforcement of a
> trademark leads to its loss, what about patents in the contexts described above ?

I asked this question of an IP lawyer last year, and he said it also 
applies to patents.

Of course, "applies" means "the judge will presumably factor it in when 
you spend big bucks to go to court."
-- 
Timothy J. Weber
http://timothyweber.org
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