Am I missing something here? Say I use a patented tax strategy. I and my accountant fill out the tax forms, and mail them in. Who's to know? How does anyone find out that I used a patented strategy? Are patent holders trolling (supposedly) privileged filings? Is the IRS policing this?
It's one thing for patent holders to go after infringing products in the marketplace; it's another for them to go digging in my personal tax stuff to find infringing strategies.
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Am I Missing Something Here?
Am I missing something here? Say I use a patented tax strategy. I and my accountant fill out the tax forms, and mail them in. Who's to know? How does anyone find out that I used a patented strategy? Are patent holders trolling (supposedly) privileged filings? Is the IRS policing this?
It's one thing for patent holders to go after infringing products in the marketplace; it's another for them to go digging in my personal tax stuff to find infringing strategies.