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To: Ausdauer who wrote (8088)	11/13/1999 1:39:00 AM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Ausdauer, I consulted a patent/copyright attorney some time back about suing a company that was clearly infringing on one of my trademarks. My goal was to stop them cold. The lawyer said that, based upon the facts, I could spend $25,000 and possibly get a preliminary injunction that would be good for a week or two, and then the fight would begin. I could force them to put up a bond only after showing that I was extremely likely to prevail and that damages would be relatively easy to determine ... neither of which was a simple matter. And there was the possibility that I too would be required to put up a bond (as you noted). Right after he said, "it will take $100,000 to get this action started and it's likely to get expensive over the next few years ... and if you succeed, there's no guarantee that they'll even have to pay your legal costs much less damages.", I thanked him and left. The idea of paying $300 per hour to be told how much money it was going to cost me to get nothing in return was more than I could stand. Craig