Fight the Patent Foundation

Far-L · 10-10-2003

JR: Valid points, Brandon is certainly increasing awareness and one of our immediate goals is to hire a mainstream pr firm to start issuing press releases.

You have witnessed Acacia make a big splash announcing all the companies that settled and their injunctions.

A lot of pomp and circumstance signifying nothing.

They have a handful of licenses from BIG companies on which they are effectively making PENNIES. None of those companies believe in the merits of the patent as they have all made publicly clear. They have injunctions against companies that did not even show up in court to address the matter responsibly.

You have one small group of companies that are getting sued and that have chosen to fight rather than settle. Every day that goes by and brings us closer to court is a victory for us. All the other companies, both mainstream and adult, that are starting to take an interest in this and are not handing over licenses willy nilly are potential allies. Every time the judge postpones this, imo, she is doing us a favor.

Why?

Because I feel Acacia did not expect this. They are at a standstill. They can only get people to license, not because the patents are so good, but because they make a sweetheart deal to settle for pennies. Their investors are not oblivious to the problem either.

Acacia has been threatening to drop more lawsuits "next week" for MONTHS! Where are they?

This is slow. We are being methodical and we are doing things by "the book". Have patience though because there will be plenty of entertainment value before this is over.

We are getting the word out. We are not looking to bring others in by creating new adversaries. We are not going to stoop to the same misleading and bombastic methods as Acacia.

Last edited by Far-L at Oct 10 2003, 02:30 PM

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10-10-2003	#1
Far-L Members Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 269	JR: Valid points, Brandon is certainly increasing awareness and one of our immediate goals is to hire a mainstream pr firm to start issuing press releases. You have witnessed Acacia make a big splash announcing all the companies that settled and their injunctions. A lot of pomp and circumstance signifying nothing. They have a handful of licenses from BIG companies on which they are effectively making PENNIES. None of those companies believe in the merits of the patent as they have all made publicly clear. They have injunctions against companies that did not even show up in court to address the matter responsibly. You have one small group of companies that are getting sued and that have chosen to fight rather than settle. Every day that goes by and brings us closer to court is a victory for us. All the other companies, both mainstream and adult, that are starting to take an interest in this and are not handing over licenses willy nilly are potential allies. Every time the judge postpones this, imo, she is doing us a favor. Why? Because I feel Acacia did not expect this. They are at a standstill. They can only get people to license, not because the patents are so good, but because they make a sweetheart deal to settle for pennies. Their investors are not oblivious to the problem either. Acacia has been threatening to drop more lawsuits "next week" for MONTHS! Where are they? This is slow. We are being methodical and we are doing things by "the book". Have patience though because there will be plenty of entertainment value before this is over. We are getting the word out. We are not looking to bring others in by creating new adversaries. We are not going to stoop to the same misleading and bombastic methods as Acacia. Last edited by Far-L at Oct 10 2003, 02:30 PM