Re: M$ licenses Unix
Nate writes:
> I think of it as those many patent fights, person A has some patent, goes
> after a buncha companies/people, some don't want the headache of a court
> fight so they license it outright, the more that license it the more
> legitimate the claim by the patent holder becomes and usually makes it
> easier to win in court later...
Not true. Testimony about other companies licensing a contested patent
would not be admissible: it's irrelevant. The judge doesn't care that some
third company decided that it would be cheaper to pay than to fight.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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