* Bullard, Claude L (Len) <> [2005-06-07 09:46]:
> You (Fuller, etc.) don't have to form a union.
> That is what a standards keiretsu is. It mutually indemnifies
> members who contribute technology. Contractually, it is the best
> defense because it both protects against predation and it creates
> standards. Check the membership or participation agreements
> closely.
How does a stanards body protect against predation? It merely
protects against the predation as it relates to the use of that
particular standard.
How does one file a counter-claim? That's the only way out of a
patent takedown.
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