- Each time a product is used in another product and then that product is sold, a percentage of profit goes to the original product maker.
- This set percentage is determined by the patent office and should correlate with the amount the product is used in the new invention.
- This rule can be applied to multiple inventions per product, up to 50% of the products profit can go to the original inventors.
- There is a 9 month grace period for all new inventions to be the exclusive property of the inventor before it goes public, anyone can then use it, and the _% rule kicks in.
- After 10 years of an invention, the _% is no longer applied, it is public property.
- This only applies to inventions, a service that uses an invention does not pay tribute.