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by bhousel 5497 days ago
Wouldn't suing someone count as 'using it'?
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No. 'Using it' would mean distributing a product that directly makes use of the patented technology.

In practice, however, this will simply force patent trolls to jump through a few more hoops and find the least expensive way to distribute the product in some form in order to defeat the intent of the law while following its letter.