It’s not. Just because a patent holder accuses someone of infringement doesn’t make it so. Plenty of cases where a patent holder even had their patent invalidated due to the other party successfully arguing the patent was invalid in a lawsuit started by the patent holder.
keep […] competitors out.
That’s the whole point of a patent, the exclusive right to prevent others from commercially exploiting the invention claimed in the patent for a limited time.
It’s not. Just because a patent holder accuses someone of infringement doesn’t make it so. Plenty of cases where a patent holder even had their patent invalidated due to the other party successfully arguing the patent was invalid in a lawsuit started by the patent holder.
That’s the whole point of a patent, the exclusive right to prevent others from commercially exploiting the invention claimed in the patent for a limited time.