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That's not the way that patent cross-licensing works.
by Hoff 15y ago
That's not the way that patent cross-licensing works.
- Tyrannosaurs 15y agoSo you're saying that if one handset manufacturer had had a legal ruling against them for patent violations relating to Android that wouldn't create a legal precedent?
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- Hoff 15y agoJust because you've won a judgement or because you have received licensing payments does not ensure your negotiation position is invulnerable, whether this is due to the patent portfolio (and your own potential for infringements of that portfolio) or the particular domain knowledge or awareness of prior art that might be available to your opponent. This particular business situation is fairly common, and can lead to so-called patent cross-licensing. A form of corporate truce. And there may well be consideration paid (and in either direction), but that's all subject to negotiation.