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To: jim kelley who wrote (51796)	8/29/2000 5:53:04 PM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Jim, A good case can be made for negligence on the part of Micron. They could have asked Rambus whether SDRAM or DDR that they planned to produce infringed any patents pending. Seems to me that this wouldn't be negligence. How many thousands of companies are out there that Micron might have to contact to see if they are filing any patents? That would be an unreasonable expectation. Dave

To: jim kelley who wrote (51796)	8/29/2000 7:21:43 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

That is not the way it works in real life. It is pretty rare , nay unheard of, that you would go to the patent holder and ask him what he thinks if you are uncertain. What kind of answer do you think you are going to get? -g- Get real. If you are aware of a potential problem, you hire a patent attorney to give you an opinion and if she gives you the green light off you go. Willful infringement is what you are talking about and that isn't proved very frequently. My guess is no way on earth in this case.