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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Once granted, is there actually any sort of legal procedure to that can be followed for "giving up" a patent (short of letting it expire, of course)? Or is the good faith, "here's our stuff--use it as you will" the only recourse to accomplish what Musk was seeking to achieve with their current patents?
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You could release it into the public domain, just like you could with a copyright. This looks analogous to freeware - still under patent, but you can use it. I'm not sure what would constitute using it in bad faith, a lawyer might know that.