Patent infringement is only applicable when you are marketing/selling somebody else's novel idea. I don't think it pertains if you are taking that idea for personal use.
With that said, some people try to patent/ trademark the dumbest of things. A Dude Ranch/Resort in Montana a few years ago tried to trademark their slogan "The Last Best Place" as if they were the first to use it. Thankfully they were denied.
Last edited by MTviking; 12/31/16 03:45 PM.
