[D] Lawyer: “even if the patent is granted, you can still use it as long as Google does not sue you. It is possible that Google can wait until your company grows up and come back to sue you”
Update on the Google Dropout Patent discussion from last week:
From this article: https://medium.com/syncedreview/concerns-on-social-media-over-google-ml-patents-fadeb5a0b2e9
An attorney with a focus on corporate and securities law who asked not to be identified told Synced that “even if the patent is granted, you can still use it as long as Google does not sue you. It is possible that Google can wait until your company grows up and come back to sue you, which could potentially make you or your institution liable for consequences and damages, not Google.”
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