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Old 08-31-2007, 04:12 PM   #30 (permalink)
Daiba
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From:
35 U.S.C. 271 Infringement of patent. - Appendix L*****Patent Laws

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Except as otherwise provided in this title, whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented invention, within the United States, or imports into the United States any patented invention during the term of the patent therefor, infringes the patent.
But since patent (and copyright) infringement is a civil offense, and:

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In the US, for example, an inventor must budget $1 million or more in order to initiate patent litigation.
Patent infringement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You're probably safe if you produce for personal use only...
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