Prerequisites A) Legal Requirements 1. Be sure to do the legal research so that you will know and understand the patent laws of your respective country. If the idea or product is the work of individuals in more than one country, you are to researchfor all countries involved and to follow part 2 of this section. If you do not understand the patent laws as before mentioned, you are to contact legal counsel that has experience in such patent laws. 2. International Patent Laws are set up by the World Trade Organization. Be sure to research and understand their laws and charter. If you are not able to understand the laws and charter, seek legal counsel experienced in international patent laws. B) License Description "CopyLeft" or "Copy Left" are terms used to describe open types of licensing. The BSD Style Open Patent License is such a type of CopyLeft licensing. One of the purposes of the license is to ensure protection of intellectual property free from any imposed fees. Another purpose is to allow the inventor or designer the right to freely share her or his ideas with others. C) Other Information 1. Be sure to keep records of all of your research. This will allow you to remember if the idea was another's or yours. 2. You are allowed to share your Open Patent License with others if so you desire, wish, choose, or want. D) License Use and Duration 1. Each involved party may and are allowed to share the Open Patent License so long as everyone agrees to the License itself. 2. All parties involved may apply - as a single entity or individually depending upon agreement - a time duration for up to twenty years. After that, clause three of this section is to be followed. 3. The license may be renewed in the following ways: a) A renewal based upon the first application for the Open Patent License. b) A renewal that will be given to a educational, humanitarian, non-profit, or volunteer type of organization. You may release you idea to more than one if you choose. c) You may also allow your Open Patent License to become Public Domain after it expires if so you choose. The Four Clause BSD Style Open Patent License for All Individuals on the Planet Earth 1. Along with your product or design - also known as "Intellectual Property" - you are to include both a detailed printed description and a detailed diagram. This will allow you to release it to others as either or both depending upon your agreements with others. 2. The Prerequisites to the Open Patent License are to be released as a seperate document. This allows others to know what to do before making changes to the idea that may or would require relicensing. 3. You are allowed to release - in part or in whole - your idea so long as you respect the intellectual property of others. You are to give credit when and where it is due. 4. You are to release a copy of this license with your product, invention, design, or idea. This will allow all parties involved to share the design, idea, invention, or product with others freely if so you choose. This ends the third draft of the Open Patent License. You may freely use the Four Clause BSD Style License for All Individuals on the Planet Earth wherever it is accepted without having to pay a fee.
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