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> It doesn't matter if they are a practicing entity or not Yes it does, the key characteristic of patent "trolling" is that the patent owner is not practicing.
by ams6110 9y ago
> It doesn't matter if they are a practicing entity or not
Yes it does, the key characteristic of patent "trolling" is that the patent owner is not practicing.
I had heard of Nikola before this, because they have been featured on this site, and in other news outlets catering to EV-enthusiasts.
Many patents seem to me to be dumb, or for completely non-novel, obvious things ("one click ordering", etc), but the patent office granted them, so they are valid.
Agree they probably can't show $2B in damages, and on the fire confusion. But in any lawsuit you start off asking for way more than you'll settle for.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoI assume they’re going to settle for $0, as Tesla will litigate until Nikola exhausts their runway.
- butslob 9y ago>as Tesla will litigate until Nikola exhausts their runway. Because Tesla has all kinds of money to burn on lawsuits?
- jacquesm 9y agoBeing sued is the price of admission of operating a business in the United States. That said I wished it wasn't this lawsuit.
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- ASalazarMX 9y agoBecause if they pay to get the troll away, it will attract more trolls.
- SantaBarbarian 9y agoYeah, try to get the Branch Elonians to admit that TSLA has to retire $1.9 Billion of debt in the next 12 months. They do. Oops. Meanwhile the CEO is insulting the financial community that keeps him afloat. I keep hearing how smart he is, but... sometimes...
- SmirkingRevenge 9y agoIf they have a chance at sinking Tesla with damages, I bet you'll find their runway suddenly, mysteriously grows with cash infusions from innocuous sounding companies that are in no way related to Tesla's competitors...
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