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> I have received neither any compensation nor any benefit for it Is this because your invention wasn't commercially exploited or because your invention wasn't

by mrtksn 3y ago

> I have received neither any compensation nor any benefit for it Is this because your invention wasn't commercially exploited or because your invention wasn't protected by the patents(because of reasons)? Correct me if I'm wrong but In this particular case it appears that the patents of Broadcom worked as intended and they will be compensated if their invention is used. A good example of actually investing in inventing something, then make money with it thanks to enforcement of patents. This doesn't appear to be a patent troll case but actual technology with actual use case in an actual multi billion dollar corporation and the other corporation who invented the technology demands to be compensated for the use their tech in this multi billion dolar trade.

AndrewKemendo 3y ago
But they aren’t being compensated, they are just blocking the use in those markets. Mine are heavily cited: https://patents.justia.com/inventor/andrew-kemendo https://patents.justia.com/inventor/andrew-kemendo
- mrtksn 3y ago
  I don't think this is the correct description of the situation. Is there any indication that if Netflix pays a fair amount, Broadcom will still not let Netflix use the tech to deliver its services? The court order seems like an implementation detail for the enforcement of the patent. The court orders the cessation of the illegal activity, it's up to the relevant parties to come to an agreement and continue doing the same thing but this time legally.
  - freedomben 3y ago
    Indeed, the embedded LinkedIn post from a Netflix "technologist" in TFA seems to imply that paying for it is a possibility if not a likely outcome.
- tmikaeld 3y ago
  Interesting patent, the "Near Eye Wavefront Emulating Display". > "..tapered optical waveguide light emitting layer and piezoelectric-driven decentered microlens array" Sounds similar to "Magic Leap Fiber Scanning Display" ?
  - Maken 3y ago
    To me it sounds quite similar to this recent SIGGRAPH paper: https://imaging.cs.cmu.edu/split_lohmann/ https://imaging.cs.cmu.edu/split_lohmann/
  - AndrewKemendo 3y ago
    They are derived from the same concept in physics but their version was too complicated to put into a single form factor. Which is why they had to change everything twice to try and shrink the functions from their giant beast into a smaller form factor We designed for the form factor from day 1
- itsoktocry 3y ago
  Methinks the "blocking" is step one in a negotiation with Netflix over licensing.
Kim_Bruning 3y ago
Many inventors are employees with an employment contract that says that any patents are owned by the employer and/or they have to sell them to the employer for a token amount.

by mrtksn 3y ago

AndrewKemendo 3y ago

But they aren’t being compensated, they are just blocking the use in those markets. Mine are heavily cited: https://patents.justia.com/inventor/andrew-kemendo https://patents.justia.com/inventor/andrew-kemendo

mrtksn 3y ago
I don't think this is the correct description of the situation. Is there any indication that if Netflix pays a fair amount, Broadcom will still not let Netflix use the tech to deliver its services? The court order seems like an implementation detail for the enforcement of the patent. The court orders the cessation of the illegal activity, it's up to the relevant parties to come to an agreement and continue doing the same thing but this time legally.
- freedomben 3y ago
  Indeed, the embedded LinkedIn post from a Netflix "technologist" in TFA seems to imply that paying for it is a possibility if not a likely outcome.
tmikaeld 3y ago
Interesting patent, the "Near Eye Wavefront Emulating Display". > "..tapered optical waveguide light emitting layer and piezoelectric-driven decentered microlens array" Sounds similar to "Magic Leap Fiber Scanning Display" ?
- Maken 3y ago
  To me it sounds quite similar to this recent SIGGRAPH paper: https://imaging.cs.cmu.edu/split_lohmann/ https://imaging.cs.cmu.edu/split_lohmann/
- AndrewKemendo 3y ago
  They are derived from the same concept in physics but their version was too complicated to put into a single form factor. Which is why they had to change everything twice to try and shrink the functions from their giant beast into a smaller form factor We designed for the form factor from day 1
itsoktocry 3y ago
Methinks the "blocking" is step one in a negotiation with Netflix over licensing.

Kim_Bruning 3y ago

Many inventors are employees with an employment contract that says that any patents are owned by the employer and/or they have to sell them to the employer for a token amount.