Isn't Wild Dog's son(s) lawyers?
Obsessive compulsive collectors worry more than the average beer drinker, yet if you go to a sports bar on Sat during a football game with a bunch of beer drinkers one could feel that they also have worries!
Don't worry be happy!
My sons are attorneys and I posed this question; the answer in any tort is; "What are the damages?
If you buy a patented plant and give a division to a friend then the damages are the loss of royalty from one plant.
Now, you could be sued for loss of 1 royalty payment, before a judge if you say yes I gave one away to my neighbor then there would be a directed verdict for the plaintiff for a dime or a quarter. Then the patent holder would have to make you pay the dime, if you refuse then the patent holder could attach your personal property and demand a sheriff's sale to recover the dime.
If your net worth is only a nickel then the patent holder would have to share the nickel with all of your creditors or they would have a claim against a portion of the nickel, if the patent holder refused to share the proceeds they could sue the patent holder for part of the nickel and then figure out how to collect.
I want everyone to send me a division of all your patented plants and I will fight with the patent holders. Minor problem for the patent holder, I owe more than I have so he’ll never collect a dime but it will be grand fun for everyone to watch him try to squeeze a dime out of me.
Ps He said; "Why are you bothering me with this question while I'm trying to change Sydney's dirty diaper"? Well I'm old and have to little to do.