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Originally posted by goBigtime
FTP - Isn't this tactic illegal? To mail people accusing them of infringing on your patentns without explaining how, asking or demanding them to license a technology or face legal consequences - when it doesn't even apply to them?
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They can claim what they want, patent law gives them the position that you are guilty until proven innocent.
once you get their letter, you are supposed to have your attorney contact them to ask why you are infringing... THEN they probably do their research, as opposed to some junior paralegal that just saw moving pictures on a web page and added that website to the target list.
They then write back and tell you how you are infringing, then your attorney writes back and says no you're not, and they write back that yes you are, and your attorney writes back that no they are not (while this is going on , your attorney bill meter is on).
Finally, you don't hear back from them, thinking that it's over, then come Dec 1st, or after, you get the court order to appear in court....
Following that court order, you probably get a nice little letter asking you to settle for a larger amount of money because you made them chase you...
I wish i was joking, but this is the way i see it.
Fight the Patent!