<In my opinion, Johannes B. of Steag admitted that the company was basically up against a wall after this
ruling when he 'went macro' -- talking about how this ruling hurts all US IC, wafer and disk manufacturers(for you plaintiff attorneys, don't get any ideas about forming a class ... though I have used multiple parties and the word "hurts" in one sentence). That is always a clumsy defense.>
I suspect he didn't pose this a real legal argument - for his company's sake I hope not...but for our sake, keep this sort of nonsense coming. Title 35 and case derived therefrom doesn't really recognize the argument this is going to cause everyone pain, so make it go away. :~) The only way this has any significance is if there is antitrust behavior, and with CFM's size, I will reserve those of my braincell still awake at this hour for contemplating my navel. :~)
<Every US consumer would benefit if every market from which they bought was perfectly competitive (and, you could argue that, without IP, a bunch of markets would regress/gravitate toward that state). Unfortunately, capitalism could never flourish in such a system; allocating capital would be almost a wasted exercise. In the end, what would one consume and with what would he pay?>
This is more complex than my navel contemplating brain cells can handle. An interesting discussion topic though...perhaps something worth continuing a discussion on on or off the thread.
<Actually, I am not sure I can not say whether he was quoted properly or out-of-context, but it does sound a bit desperate.>
I agree.....probably not meant as we interpret, not a framed response, taken out of context, or the like, but regardless is it desperate. Great PWolf quote Duker too. :~)
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