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Old 11-08-2011, 12:51 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The reason they believe that is because that's precisely what they DO have. A patent DOES grant you exclusivity for a limited time. You may choose to license the rights to other companies, but nobody can force you to do so if you don't wish to do so.
Agreed, Harry. My point is that asking "what other company's products being blocked" isn't the whole story with patents-some companies try to block infringing products from the market, others are more intent on getting licensing fees. There is a lot of negotiating/haggling room with licensing fees; not so much with the other.
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