Hall
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Re: Seriously?
said by GlobalMind  :It seems to me that Charter's the last one who would have standing to do this. And if Verizon's infringing, you're telling me no one else is? Do they have a license in place for Comcast and others? Doesn't matter if others are also doing it. If Charter won against Verizon, when they sue the next party, they use the 'Charter vs Verizon' case as precedent. |
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GlobalMind
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| said by Hall :said by GlobalMind :It seems to me that Charter's the last one who would have standing to do this. And if Verizon's infringing, you're telling me no one else is? Do they have a license in place for Comcast and others? Doesn't matter if others are also doing it. If Charter won against Verizon, when they sue the next party, they use the 'Charter vs Verizon' case as precedent. The point is, are they currently issuing licenses for these patents? Whether a patent holder has attempted to collect on licenses in the past, enforce the patent has come up as issue in the past with other cases.
Essentially sitting on one for years and then when you're running out of money suddenly decide to enforce it throws up red flags.
I suspect TK is right. They're posturing. They want Verizon to drop their suit. Once that happens this one will disappear as well. |
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ropeguru
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| Doesn't matter is they are issuing any rights to use the patent or not. If I own the patent, I have the right to do with it what I want. If I don't want to issue rights to use it I don't have to. Many good patents are bought up by companies that compete against their own products. Once the patents are purchased, they are shelved to never see the day of light again until the patent runs out. |
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cdru
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said by GlobalMind :Essentially sitting on one for years and then when you're running out of money suddenly decide to enforce it throws up red flags. Attempting to enforce the patent may have been more expensive then what licensing might have brought in.
In the past telcos weren't in the cable tv business and in most areas, the cable company had a monopoly. Suing a competitor in the industry that doesn't really offer competition on your home turf may be of limited advantage. However now that the telcos are offering legitimate competition in the same service areas as the cable companies, the cable companies are trying to find angles to slow them down.
I agree as well that this is a little posturing and a little retaliatory, but that's big business for you. |
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