Re:Google open sources solar atmospheric water generator
by photochemsyn on Thursday March 17, 2022 @03:20PM
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I read their "Patent Non-Assertion Pledge", it's hard to interpret - they seem to retain lots of rights, as far as I can tell, it's not really 'giving it away for free'. Anyone wanting to develop this as a commercial product would probably have to call a lawyer first.
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Re:Google open sources solar atmospheric water generator
by czbond on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:11PM
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They won't sue you for using the findings or design, but they still have U.S. Patent on it and our pledging that Google will not sue those who use this intellectual property nor will anyone they transfer the patent to be able to sue.
What they call "infringement" just means that since they hold a patent others "copying" it would technically be infringing the patent - but they pledge not to sue.