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**corsar-caribean** · 08-20-2009, 11:51 PM

If the smaller company were inclined to license its patent then it would be perfectly happy to sell to the government, because its expected license revenues would be a floor on whatever bids it got for the patent.

Not necessarily. Not all producers are equal, Kuci. Some might know the potential market better than others.

By the way, I'd assume that most of the time the patent holder would be willing to sell, given the size of the multiplier being proposed (say, 2), so this is a moot point...

08-20-2009, 11:51 PM	#28
corsar-caribean Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	If the smaller company were inclined to license its patent then it would be perfectly happy to sell to the government, because its expected license revenues would be a floor on whatever bids it got for the patent. Not necessarily. Not all producers are equal, Kuci. Some might know the potential market better than others. By the way, I'd assume that most of the time the patent holder would be willing to sell, given the size of the multiplier being proposed (say, 2), so this is a moot point...
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