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Does anyone know the "why now" for this litigation? I had a look at Nokia's own blog post about this, but it's unclear why they sat on this for years.
by TheRealPomax 3y ago
Does anyone know the "why now" for this litigation? I had a look at Nokia's own blog post about this, but it's unclear why they sat on this for years.
- burnte 3y agoPresumably negotiations were going no where and they felt HP would never really settle it.
- thedaly 3y agoIt was mentioned elsewhere in this thread that the patents were issued in the early 00s and were valid for 20 years, so they will be expiring soon.
- callalex 3y agoPatents last for 20 years and these were granted in the mid 00’s. They’re milking the last drops out of their cow.
- TheRealPomax 3y agoI am not a lawyer, so: even if a patent expires, that doesn't make patent violation commit in the past "not a crime anymore" does it? It's still subject to the statute of limitations? And if they knew their patents were being violated but didn't sue, isn't there also the "sue's it or loose it" clause that can be invoked to get the case thrown out?