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They'll be more measures coming from the USPTO on the issue of software patents soon, if I'm not mistaken. See their website for details.

The advice you give is like an urban myth. It's passed around for many years.

It assumes there's no alternative but to infringe, so you might as well minimize your potential losses.

Maybe it's better to read patents, design around them and not infringe. That seems like the most rational course of action.

Are treble damages automatic? Or are they are discretionary?