It is also worth noting that all patents have been assigned to the MaidSafe Foundation, so the Foundation is the owner and licenses the patents back to MaidSafe (the company), royalty free and in perpetuity. So the trustees of the Foundation would be involved in any such decisions. Interestingly, and as a result of assigning the patents to the Foundation, anyone trying to restrict MaidSafe (the company’s) freedom to operate by threatening litigation would need to sue a Scottish charity, something that most PR departments should be extremely concerned about.