The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 2IS
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Case summary: The company G creates, patents, and markets software. The company W sells the company G’s software without its permission.
To find: The possibility of patent infringement and the chance of recovery of the cost and profit.
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