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To: Alex Dominguez who wrote (26223)	12/5/1997 6:28:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) of 50808

Alex, the fact that Innovacom says its so, doesn't mean it's true! The patent was filed in 1992. That means it is not enforceable (and may be invalid) with respect to any settop design or two way cable design that existed in 1992. I worked in cable TV in the early 80s -- attended the Western Show, NCTA Convention, etc. -- and there were one and two-way settop box designs. Companies had video compression systems then, although they were not as good as MPEG2. The point is that it is not likely that the Innovacom patent filed in 1992 is any type of pioneering patent. Just my opinion -- the marketplace and courts will decide that issue. Who have they licensed it to? No one yet -- you can be sure that they will issue press releases when and if they do. As far as I can tell, the patent has been sold to only one company (Innovacon) for 3 million shares of stock. How much is that worth, and to who?

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