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by Kliment 5175 days ago
Well, if the inventor does not want to be bought out, and does not want to give up the agreement, the patent cannot be used offensively. This reduces the value of the patent as a weapon. This is exactly what this agreement is meant to achieve.
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Replace "inventor" with "inventor's employer", and your comment refers to the status quo. Are we supposing inventors to be resistant to greed?