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Originally posted by Choker
This is the fucked up part. We can't do this. This disproval could only be used in one case. At a cost of about $10000 I am told. This is what I have been told. This anti-trust shit seems to throw a lot of wrenches into the situation.
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If I may offer a suggestion:
Someone who has received a "final notice" hire an attorney to respond to Acacia to ask what are the specific infringements based upon this test case.
It may take 5-7 hours of legal counsel time to get the attorney up to speed, (referencing FTP's Acacia FAQ:
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=190214) and the back and forth chatter between the attorney and Acacia.
Maybe start a mini-fund... someone who wishes to be the test case knowing that this may potentially "red flag" them with Acacia... have a small amount of money raised by the group to get some solid answers.
Based on the outcome of this inquiry, you will know better about what kind of defense it will take.
You may not need an IP attorney for this inquiry stage.. just be able to explain your business and some of Acacia's claims, look at the licensing agreements, etc... someone's corporate attorney should suffice.
I have a patent attorney that is volunteering his time to me, so I will consult with him on this issue, which combined with a corporate attorney, you should be able to get some answers.
Without any facts, everyone's in the dark about how to defend.
Fight the Patent!
Ps. on the anti-trust issue... you found out the same reasons why I always state i am fighting against patent abuse cases, not fighting specifically about Acacia.... ain't the law complicated?