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Non-Tech : Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc.

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To: Alfred W. Post who wrote (16)11/20/2005 8:50:20 PM
From: Ron Dior  Read Replies (1) of 37
 
Alfred,

I have not heard anything on this since it went in suit. Without actually seeing contractual details of the joint venture Canon had formed with Toshiba it is hard to say whether or not the suit can be won or even enforced.

The 1999 patent license agreement between Canon and Nano-Proprietary does appear to cover surface conductor electron-emitter display screens (SED) for next-generation flat-screen color televisions but on what level? Without first defining this you cannot begin to define what the damages could actually be.

Nano also states that all of these products are totally excluded under this1999 agreement. If this is true then they would certainly have a case. All this still does not ensure that LED will come out victoriously so I might not mean much right now. The jury is still out on SED technology competing with OLED’s. Also Plasma seems to be making a big move to lower its prices.

I personally think Nano is in a sweet spot and holds a huge amount of KEY patents. This patent/license dispute could be a vision of things to come. If LED does become king then NANO is going to be a main player for sure.

Ron Dior
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