|
Re: No Faith in the Moral Standards of the Players as a Group
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
in patent law there is a 6 year sol, so you can only go back for sales in the 6 years before suit. But there is also a laches defense, that if it kicks in, takes all $$ damages off the table. and there is equitable estoppel that kicks in if you give a defendant the impression you do not intend to act. the Spirit guy apparently said he was okay with the copying in 1990, so I don't get how that wouldn't win.
|
Interesting. Maybe the judge was holding back rulings to see if the jury would find for LZ?
ETA: Nope. According to this the judge apparently ruled that the rerelease in 2014 meant laches didn't apply.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...kes-me-wonder/
__________________
[Dictated but not read]
Last edited by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.); 06-23-2016 at 05:54 PM..
|
