They now have to pay royalties for parts that used to be free; or, if they decide to infringe a patent, they can no longer be reasonably confident of getting away with it.

他们需要为曾经免费的零部件支付专利税；或者，如果他们决定侵犯专利权，他们将不能像以前一样自信地认为能够侥幸成功并逃脱处罚了。

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Tax official: it means the royalties, include patent right, proprietary technology, copy right, trademark right, and so on.

税务局：指各种专有权，如专利权、专有技术版权、商标等。

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Numerous patent claims have been made relating to VoiceXML, several of which imply that VoiceXML users may face royalties and licensing fees.

关于VoiceXML已经有了一些专利声明，其中一些意味着VoiceXML用户将面临版权和许可费的问题。

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But as IV itself points out in this latest lawsuit, big tech companies are often not inclined to pay patent royalties unless the threat of litigation is robust.

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"The Ariad position is equivalent to discovering that gravity is the force that makes water run downhill and then demanding the owners of all the existing hydroelectric plants begin to pay patent royalties on their use of gravity, " says Armitage.

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Qualcomm calms investors by saying that TD-SCDMA phones will still be subject to its patent-royalties program.

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