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Originally posted by Carrie
Umm, excuse me for interrupting, but umm...
if their patent pre-dates Acacia's and addresses downloading video from a server...
wouldn't that invalidate Acacia's patent?
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At first glance, it could seem that way... but i am sure the Acacia attorneys did their research and would have found this USA Video patent, and probably deemed it to not be the prior art to refute their patents.
The language and the interpretation of a patent is tricky, and it alll comes down to the court to hear both sides and determine the outcome.
The more you learn about this patent stuff, the more disheartening it becomes to see that people are not inventing things, they are just repackaging what they saw, patenting it, then try to make a quick buck without even having to make a product and standing by that product.