Microsoft Wins Patent Lawsuit That Targeted Xbox Game Systems

[mjk45]

MrBubbles said:

mjk45 said:

in Sony's case it seems like once bitten twice shy, I wonder if they had a clause inserted in there payout like MS did in regards to Sony winning /losing it case over dual shock patents.

 I wouldn't be surprised if Sony's payout was in the ballpark of what MS's legal bill ended up.

sadly, its more than just the end sum for sony and microsoft.   this also helps make sony look like easy pickings to other patent trolls out there and provides these particular trolls with money to fund their other schemes.

Agreed and the same could be argued for Nintendo I do believe they are being sued at the moment ,plus all we hear about are the ones that get to court I wonder how many are settled with a small royalty cheque. what we need is a time limit on certain patent's in regards to bringing the ideas to market  something along the line of when a Sony -MS -NINTY or whoever are forwarding their patents for approval they must have a case for using said patent in a timely fashion or risk losing it and the same for those already holding patents in that they have to reach certain milestones depending on the patent type to keep a full entitlement.