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italo244 on 04 March 2011
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Alby_da_Wolf said:
italo244 said:
Booh! said:
italo244 said:
Booh! said:
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Haven't read the thread but my question is: Why now? The PS3 has been out for more than 4 years, I feel like I'm missing part of the story.


Retaliation. Sony sued LG on USA because of some mobile phones, so LG retaliated suing Sony on the PS3.


Yeah, but you cannot file a patent infringement lawsuit whenever you want. For example in France you have three years since the infringement (so, LG can't suit Sony in France), while in Italy and Spain 5 years and in the US 6 years...

Are you saying that LG is wrong by suing Sony?


No, simply that there is a prescription period.

But im asking if Sony still can "dodge" this "sue"?

As Booh! just wrote, it can already dodge seizings based on patent infringement lawsuits importing PS3 through French harbours, as in France the infringements, if any ever happened, would be already prescripted. Regarding TVs, as models are renewed more often than consoles, most probably this way out applies only to the oldest models. It could be a quick, short term way out, at least in EU, to avoid being forced to a rushed agreement, but on the longer term Sony lawyers will need something stronger to fight or to reach an agreement. If you were asking about Netherlands only, then no, seizings imposed by Dutch judges can't be dodged anymore. Edit: and if they granted them, obviously those possible infringements aren't prescripted there, so to keep on selling PS3 and TVs in the Netherlands, Sony will need to at least successfully oppose any extension of the seezing.

Ha! Now i understand

Thanks!