10. Termination for Patent Action

Both OSL and AFL

This License shall terminate automatically and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted to You by this License as of the date You commence an action, including a cross-claim or counterclaim, for patent infringement (i) against Licensor with respect to a patent applicable to software or (ii) against any entity with respect to a patent applicable to the Original Work (but excluding combinations of the Original Work with other software or hardware).

Patents are formidable property interests. Patents can be the basis for enormously profitable monopolies, and patents can bring infringing competitors to their knees. Like them or not, patents are enshrined in the Constitution of the United ...

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