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Re:Amazon in talks with HP to buy Palm by vanadium on Friday September 30, 2011 @04:13AM (#3056173)
It's not difficult to ascertain that ACCESS/Palmsource very likely granted unconditional use of the patents to the existing Palm that sold those very patents to them, therefore giving it basically unfettered rights to defend itself against Apple in this scenario.
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Re:Amazon in talks with HP to buy Palm by hollerith on Friday September 30, 2011 @06:30AM (#3056441)
I think -- although I am not sure -- that you have to own a patent in order to sue for infringement, which -- if true -- puts a big hole in your argument.
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