Sony faces the law for EE patent thef!!?
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I bet patent violating sueings are so very common for big corporations as Sony.
I'd dare to say that nearly every patented invention has some part in it that 'violates' some component of a previosly patented invention. I don't think there are many inventions that are 100% 'original'.
That's just what patenting is for.
I'd dare to say that nearly every patented invention has some part in it that 'violates' some component of a previosly patented invention. I don't think there are many inventions that are 100% 'original'.
That's just what patenting is for.
IF (and this is a big if) the EE does infringe on their patents, then it is probably not surprising. It's likely that details of potentially infringing technology has probably only been released under NDA so it may take a while for that information to filter through to interested parties.Li Mu Bai said:
How could a seventeen year old patent relating to process or semiconductor tech that is relatively as old as friggin dinosaurs have *anything* to do with PS2, and ONLY PS2?
And they seek to halt the use of said tech as well? Good luck succeeding with that, you eejits! You only need to send out about sixty MILLION cease and desist letters...
This is a bunch of lawyers trying to find a way to help themselves to Sony's millions.
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And they seek to halt the use of said tech as well? Good luck succeeding with that, you eejits! You only need to send out about sixty MILLION cease and desist letters...
This is a bunch of lawyers trying to find a way to help themselves to Sony's millions.
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DeathKnight
Regular
Calm down Grall. You're taking it a bit too personally
Can we get some info from the "ones in the know" on some things....
first, when building a new chip, how thin is the line between what is patented and what can be considered "original"??
seems to me that nowadays every chip is based pretty much on old architectures, in that a FPU (EXAMPLE!!) would pretty much be the same from chip to chip. the distribution of transistors would be different of course, the amount of various Multiplier units and Divider units would be different, OF COURSE the performance will be different, but in the end they do the same thing.
So, what's to stop "The-guy-who-patented-the-first-FPU" (STILL A VERY STUPID EXAMPLE) to go after every single manufacturer of processors with a FPU asking for money?
see my point? i don't think i was particularly clear...
first, when building a new chip, how thin is the line between what is patented and what can be considered "original"??
seems to me that nowadays every chip is based pretty much on old architectures, in that a FPU (EXAMPLE!!) would pretty much be the same from chip to chip. the distribution of transistors would be different of course, the amount of various Multiplier units and Divider units would be different, OF COURSE the performance will be different, but in the end they do the same thing.
So, what's to stop "The-guy-who-patented-the-first-FPU" (STILL A VERY STUPID EXAMPLE) to go after every single manufacturer of processors with a FPU asking for money?
see my point? i don't think i was particularly clear...
Evil_Cloud
Veteran
I thought all technological patents end after 5 - 10 years... So why is Sony sued?
IP law violation isnt theft, and the patent's term was 17 years after issuance ... it is 20 years after filing now I think.
BTW I wouldnt be surprised if they are violating the patent. As Ive said time and time again, any idea worth a damn is patented ... multiple times.
The only potential patent I could find on the USPTO site was this one BTW.
BTW I wouldnt be surprised if they are violating the patent. As Ive said time and time again, any idea worth a damn is patented ... multiple times.
The only potential patent I could find on the USPTO site was this one BTW.