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If my engineers disassemble a competitor's software to learn its file format and then write new code, is that infringement?

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Questions & Answers
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United States
Date
2026-02-11
Topic
general

If my engineers disassemble a competitor's software to learn its file format and then write new code, is that infringement?

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If my engineers disassemble a competitor's software to learn its file format and then write new code, is that infringement?

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