Who cares about an injunction when you can just get a reasonable royalty?!?
And a patent NEVER provides "exclusive use of [an] invention." Rather, it allows one to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention. The distinction is subtle, but very important, as the invention may itself rely on one or more other patents.
What in the world does Microsoft have to do with the cell phone market? (Except perhaps for a feeble attempt to compete with Apple and Google's Android. Can't leave any market untouched, after all. Great commercials though! "Really?")
By far the largest part of your cellular telephone bill is the huge capital cost of building and maintaining cell sites and networks in the face of tree-huggers who want five bars but don't want to see a new cell site built anywhere near them./div>
The existence is mandated by the establishment in law of patents as personal property. Like your house, your car, and your chattel, they can be freely alienated. This props up their value. If you can't capitalize on your hard-earned patents, perhaps someone else can.
Re: Patent tax
Thank God for XBox, though!/div>
Re: we’re not going to pay
Who cares about an injunction when you can just get a reasonable royalty?!?
And a patent NEVER provides "exclusive use of [an] invention." Rather, it allows one to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention. The distinction is subtle, but very important, as the invention may itself rely on one or more other patents.
Really?/div>
Re: Cry me a river. The poor robber barons.
By far the largest part of your cellular telephone bill is the huge capital cost of building and maintaining cell sites and networks in the face of tree-huggers who want five bars but don't want to see a new cell site built anywhere near them./div>
Re:
Can anyone tell me what is wrong with that?/div>
Re: So?
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