01-27-2008, 03:45 PM
> Are you sure Epson wants to license the patent? My guess is either they don't or Epson's
> asking price isn't justifiable.
If they don't offer reasonable terms to license it, that's a clear-cut case of patent-abuse and Canon can get the patent revoked.
That Canon hasn't sued Epson under this premise suggests to me that they have entered into an agreement regarding that matter. Presumably, such an agreement also offers concessions for Canon, suggesting further that the two have entered into an illicit cartel. Call it the "ink" cartel.
'Sound far-fetched to you?
> asking price isn't justifiable.
If they don't offer reasonable terms to license it, that's a clear-cut case of patent-abuse and Canon can get the patent revoked.
That Canon hasn't sued Epson under this premise suggests to me that they have entered into an agreement regarding that matter. Presumably, such an agreement also offers concessions for Canon, suggesting further that the two have entered into an illicit cartel. Call it the "ink" cartel.
'Sound far-fetched to you?