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To: iggyl who wrote (57689)	12/13/2006 12:07:17 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	of 196394

"A free market solution," which you favor, runs counter to the whole patent process, which gives the patent owner the right to control access through pricing. That is, royalties and licensing fees are by definition the opposite of a free market. The issue is further complicated by the fact that there are many patent owners whose patents are or may be useful in a certain product. And there are many manufacturers who would like to sell products that contain intellectual property from several sources. The patent holder must give each potential licensee the same or similar terms, the only exception being that early licensees usually get a better deal (i.e., special introductory offer). The bottom line is that, given the requirements of doing business equitably, you can't have an entirely free market solution. Art

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