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Re:Mosquitoes Changed Everything by throwaway07Ju19 on Sunday August 04, 2019 @06:54PM (#20609757)
IIRC technically patent law prohibits you from making it even if you don't plan on selling.
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Re:Mosquitoes Changed Everything by brlewis on Sunday August 04, 2019 @08:48PM (#20610188)
Yes, you recall correctly.

https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-inform...

The key word is not and, but or. “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling”

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Re:Mosquitoes Changed Everything by mhb on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @10:31AM (#20625480)
OK. But the prohibition is enforced by the patent holder suing for damages. It seems 1) unlikely that the patent holder will discover the infringement in the case of a DIYer, 2) that they will go to the trouble of suing for damages and 3) that the damages will amount to anything significant.
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