As I mentioned earlier this is only with regards to the Seizure which was always a risk now that the seizure has been upturned LG have to pay the costs and that was the risk bit. In November they meet again in the Hague and this time we should see some movement on the Patent infraction. Sony have not won anything in regards to the patent other than upturning the seizure order which apparently could only really of happened in Holland with other EU members states unlikely to have issued such an order.
This may have a bearing on a very similar request being made by LG in the states though. Patent law is very complicated though and much of it is down to interpretation and often comes down to the the Judge on the day. What is unusual about this particular Patent dispute is the headlines it has made without the headline payments which we can expect to see from one of both of these parties at some point in the future. I would suggest Sony have the most to lose financially because of the number of devices that potentially infringe on the alledged LG Blu Ray patent.
Lets imagine they lose $2 per console going forward and have to pay retrospectively in the grand scheme of things I am not sure it will matter. Certainly not chump change and LG where seeking a $350 million bank guarantee as well so they would lose the money quickly but the PS3 is strong enough now I believe it can weather such storms if indeed it gets stormy at all.
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