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Can I get banned from using capacitive touch technology? (intellectual property)

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boB:
I remember P-SoC (Cypress ?) pushing their capacitive touch controllers.  Wasn't that 20+ years ago ?

CT must be over 20 years old now ?   Prior art I would say but if you have to go to court, at least here in the US, it can cost  a LOT.

I can't stand patent trolls !

boB

ebastler:

--- Quote from: boB on November 02, 2023, 07:28:57 pm ---I remember P-SoC (Cypress ?) pushing their capacitive touch controllers.  Wasn't that 20+ years ago ?

CT must be over 20 years old now ?   Prior art I would say but if you have to go to court, at least here in the US, it can cost  a LOT.

I can't stand patent trolls !

boB

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You are way off topic. This thread is not about enforcing patents, but about a customer asking for exclusivity for development work to be done. (Over unreasonably long time, in unlimited fields of use.) It is advisable to read the posts, not just the thread title.

rstofer:
When you figure your hourly rate you need to include the 'burden' which, around here runs about 35%.  This covers vacation, holidays, medical and dental insurance and all the other company provided benefits.  In US don't forget you pay both sides of Social Security - 12.4%.  Suddenly that 35% number isn't all that outrageous.

In California the median salary non-computer EE (whatever that is) is $138,610 to which we need to add the 35% burden which totals to $187,124 or around $90 per hour.  Call it $100 and it all works out.  The salary is for California, if you drill down, I suspect it is higher in Silicon Gulch (around $160,0000).  bls.gov is a fun place to visit.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172072.htm#st

Georgy.Moshkin:

--- Quote from: rstofer on November 02, 2023, 05:08:10 pm ---I wouldn't get out of bed for less than $100/hour - maybe that's why I have been comfortably retired for nearly 20 years...  $1,000 is a good day's work but that's all it is, a good day's work.  I don't see how you could even settle on the design in a day!  Meetings, including Zoom, are time sinks.  Do a realistic time estimate (including meetings and phone calls) and price accordingly with no conditions.

Walk away!  If you must take the job, accept no conditions other than to deliver a working project by an agreed date for an agreed amount - cash on delivery.  No restrictions!  That little bit of money just isn't worth the aggravation.

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Job is cancelled by the client.  I've spent around a week on this, but do not want to open any dispute this time. I guess I could have open something like $10 dispute and end up with an angry client and "become liable". Client says that I have not stolen anything yet, but "time will tell". I think that client is sincerely believes it and seeing everything through the prism of IP law. Or it's just some kind of prank.

ejeffrey:

--- Quote from: Georgy.Moshkin on November 03, 2023, 02:21:24 am ---[Client says that I have not stolen anything yet, but "time will tell".

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Tbh this sounds like a free energy crank or similar.
 In any case they are completely clueless. I'd walk away and avoid any future communication and be glad you didn't waste more time. 

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