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    Image of Turbostraw Turbostraw
    06/24/09

    In reply to Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors May Be Banned From Import Into The US
    I guess in these times of recession lawyers need to find new ways to sue people.


    I mean, how else will they finish paying their Cayennes otherwise?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @Turbostraw: Most of the lawyers involved such cases are not US citizens typically. They're either Japanese, Chinese, or Taiwanese so that one can speak the native language of the people who built the fucking thing.


    If you're Japanese, do you want a white lawyer representing you, or do you want a Japanese lawyer representing you that speaks English, and Japanese, and understands cultural nuanced use of language natively so that he can request clarification of terms as they are translated into English for the court proceedings?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    In reply to Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors May Be Banned From Import Into The US
    OK, here's the basics behind manufacturers screwing other manufacturers.


    Company A builds product.

    Company B reverse engineers product, copies it, sends their product to market while knowingly infringing upon Company A's patent/patents

    Company B then works to come up with a work-around the patent/s before Company A sues them.

    Company A sues them.

    Company A then requests that all products from Company B are banned from import during hearing.

    Company B's products are then either banned, or not banned temporarily.

    Company A then requests for all monies Company B made selling infringing products.

    Company will then usually get portion of Company B's sales.

    Company B releases work-around.

    Company B retires infringing product line in US.

    Company B is then cleared to continue now importing non infringing crap to US.


    Occasionally Company B gets thumped hard before it gets to this end point and is effectively shut out of the US market entirely until case is resolved and products are no longer infringing upon Company A's products.


    The short version as my former IP paralegal wife states it: Crooked Asian company sues other crooked Asian company in an attempt to corner market. The end.

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    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis was starred Lite: hates Illinois Nazis was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @Six Demon Bag: Lite: And this is something that happens every day for imported goods.
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    Image of asnpcwiz asnpcwiz
    06/24/09

    @Six Demon Bag: Lite:


    Except in this case, Company A is Sharp...I'm pretty sure the were making LCD's waaaaay before Samsung.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @asnpcwiz: Who makes an LCD screen first has nothing to do with patents. You do realize that there is more than one way to build an LCD right? And that all the electronics contained within are not equal perhaps? And that maybe one company may invent something that increases the quality of their product that another company may wish to acquire so that their products are perceived as on par?


    Or, are you just some sort of flaming moron who throws out idiotic comments like the one you just posted above?

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    Image of marcus1060 marcus1060
    06/24/09

    In reply to Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors May Be Banned From Import Into The US
    I love my Sharp Aquos!
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/24/09

    @marcus1060:


    agreed. they're much better than Dull Infernus.

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    Image of yugoAK yugoAK
    06/24/09

    In reply to Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors May Be Banned From Import Into The US
    Is president Obama an expert on patent law? What does he have to do with this.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @yugoAK: President has authority over trade disputes. He has advisers to recommend a course of action to take. Same as when it comes to military action, reforming health care, or anything else he attempts to do. He gets advice from (allegedly) very smart people.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    06/24/09

    In reply to Sharp LCD TVs, Monitors May Be Banned From Import Into The US
    So does this mean I have to return the Sharp LCD I'm using as a monitor at home?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @AllToAll,ByMyMustard!_GitEmSteveDave: Nope...
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    06/24/09

    @AllToAll,ByMyMustard!_GitEmSteveDave: @Six Demon Bag: Lite: actually, yes it does. you have to give it to me. sorry, bud.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/24/09

    @Nick:


    that vizio waitin at home for ya?

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/24/09

    @Nick: You lie! I'll bet you will offer him cake in exchange.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    06/24/09

    @Six Demon Bag: Lite: I'll take death then.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/24/09

    @Six Demon Bag: Lite:


    but... the cake is a lie!

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    06/24/09

    @nutbastard: And my commenting skills, doubly so.
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