Rebirth of America, this is my time

During Barbara's silence, Ethan actually thought about the problems behind the patent.

When he starts to use the cover of protecting scientific research in an attempt to become a vested interest in MOS 6502, real scientists will definitely enjoy better legal protection before him, or in other words, artificial protection.

so--

Ethan took a deep breath and said with a smile: Infringement?

Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, Ethan is no longer angry.

This is not because he is open-minded, but because he knows that there is no point in being angry.

The most important thing to do now is to solve the problem.

Of course, before that, he still had a doubt in his mind, Teacher Barbara, can you help me with one more question?

Say. Barbara opened her eyes and answered readily, If I have channels, I will definitely ask for you.

This matter is indeed due to my lack of knowledge. I will try my best to make up for my mistakes.

Oh Barbara, there's no need to talk about such meaningless things. Ethan smiled and shook his head: It's been us who have been troubling you all this time. You have brought us a lot of help. We should thank you. You are right.

Before she finished speaking, Evelin also leaned over, opened her arms, and gave her a hug like a koala.

Holding the girl's waist and stroking her vest, Barbara sighed, Thank you.

Then, she raised her eyebrows at Ethan again. After getting the signal to ask, Ethan also said what was on his mind.

Teacher Barbara, if Milohua's patent is so powerful, then why did they waste so much time on the infringement issue of Pong? Pong also uses a TV screen to generate, display, manipulate and use symbols or A game of geometric shapes.”

If Milohua can use this patent to sue us, why can't it directly use this patent to sue Atari in the first place?

That's right!

This is what Ethan is most confused about!

If Ralph Bell's patent is really so awesome, why is Atari still alive today?

Can't we strangle him to death as soon as possible?

This way everyone will know that your patent can be incredible!

As soon as this question came up, Barbara smiled and pointed to the copy of the patent on the table, indicating to Ethan to read it himself.

After Ethan picked it up, Barbara said: Turn to the page of the subject of the patent rights, and tell me what you saw?

Ethan just glanced twice and then frowned, When did the patent officially take effect, April 17, 1973?

Patent inventor, Ralph Henry Bell, patent owner, Sanders Associates?

Yeah~

Ethan's words made Barbara smile bitterly and shake her head.

Your question is also what makes me curious. I thought there might be a loophole to exploit here, so I just asked the people at the patent office, and they said that this patent does not belong to Mi Luohua, but to a company. From a company called Sanders.”

Because Ralph Bell was Sanders's technical director when he invented the 'Brown Box', the predecessor of Milova Odyssey, and Sanders' funds were also used in the entire research and development process, so when the patent was registered , the owner’s column was filled in with the name of Sanders Company in accordance with the research and development regulations.”

Mirova initially only obtained the production rights, sales rights and marketing rights of the 'Brown Box', and then they made a series of patent applications based on these rights, such as the name, appearance, internal technology, and circuit of the Odyssey console. Boards, their patents are for specific products.”

So, when Atari started plagiarizing in 1973, Milova could not directly sue based on its own product patent, because from the perspective of product protection alone, the arcade machine Pong did not infringe on 'Mirov Odyssey' The rights to this home console. Mi Luohua did not think about obtaining these patent licenses from Sanders at first. It was not until the arcade industry became more and more prosperous that they needed to violently defend their rights. They communicated with Sanders and obtained all the patents. , and after that, they only need to pay Sanders a licensing fee.

‘…’

Fine.

Ethan was very convinced by this reason.

When so many coincidences come together, it’s really outrageous to open the door for outrageous special codes, it’s so outrageous!

Okay, Okay, I understand.

Ethan nodded and said: If this is the case, then we admit defeat.

So many unexpected events happened at the same time, this is really... MFxxk!

After cursing, Ethan also wanted to know what he should do next.

He didn't want to litigate if he could help it.

If you can settle out of court, then settle out of court, because litigation is troublesome.

And when Ethan asked what was on his mind, Barbara said that the matter might not be resolved so quickly.

Because the United States has a complete litigation process, after the defendant receives the indictment, he needs to submit a defense within a certain period of time. In California, this time is thirty days before entering the next stage called evidence disclosure. At this stage, lawyers from both sides will exchange the evidence they have collected. After all the evidence appears, the general case will actually have come to light.

In order to save judicial resources, the court actually encourages reconciliation. Therefore, after the evidence disclosure stage, both parties can decide whether to enter the reconciliation stage or the litigation stage. If the defendant meets all the plaintiff's requirements, then the court will not hold a hearing 100% and will only settle. If the case is invalid and the court mediation is also invalid, then the final trial will be entered.

Of course, if it were Milohua's own lawyers, their core goal would definitely be to seek money.

The more compensation the company can receive, the more stable their position in the company will be, and the more business commissions they can get.

After all, the biggest role of patents like this that can choke the industry is to make money.

But what about other law firms——

They are also asking for money, but they are not asking for compensation, but for the legal fees that Milohua promised.

Barbara said: In the complaint, Milohua demands that you pay one million yuan in compensation and stop the infringement.

The former is basically all the revenue you earned from Snake Game, right? The latter is asking you to stop selling the game Snake Game in the United States, or in other words, you can no longer use the standard The medium of television is for sale.”

The first one is easy to do. The second one, I know you won't be willing to do it without asking.

So, I still want to say, Ethan, please think about whether you have offended Mi Luohua? Because under normal circumstances, when a patent infringement occurs, the first thing a commercial company should do is to The infringer will only file a lawsuit if the infringer does not stop infringement. In litigation, company lawyers usually handle the issues, and outside law firms are rarely involved...

Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. Atari is actually considered an infringing party, but why is there no name on this indictment? You have to learn more about this kind of thing, because if there are two cases, then That’s the worst outcome…”

Because the compensation you have to pay may not be just one million, but more.

Barbara's words made Ethan frown.

He really didn't understand how he had offended Mi Luohua!

Did he ask for 2N+1 when he was fired at the beginning?

Or sent Nolan Bushnell an invitation to the Odyssey?

If Mi Luohua went online because of these things, then he would be really speechless!

Because the first thing is to fight for his own legal rights, but the second thing really has nothing to do with him!

After thinking for a while, Ethan couldn't figure out the reason.

Seeing that it was getting late, Barbara suggested that they go home first and think about it slowly.

Anyway, the defense can be submitted within thirty days. In other words, as long as the problem can be clarified before October 15th, they may drag the case into settlement. Otherwise...then they have to pray to God. , bless Milohua for not offering rewards to those law firm lawyers. For example, how much money can the lawyers get if they force Ethan Jones to stop selling Snake Game in the United States.

Because this kind of clause will make those lawyers stare at them like vultures.

…………

At eight o'clock that night, the brand new Dino 246 GTS parked in front of Evelin's house.

The red streamlined body reflects a light pink light under the moonlight, like a bedside night light, soft and gentle.

Ethan, who was sitting in the car, looked at Evelin apologetically and said, I'm sorry...this matter is my problem, and I will try to find out the reason.

Okay~ Evelin waved her hand and said: What did you tell Barbara before? Tell her not to take responsibility, right? I will give you this sentence now, and you don't take responsibility either. , because this matter was not caused by you.

I made Snake Game, I drew the circuit diagrams, so I know how outrageous this patent is.

But there's nothing we can do about it, right?

Mr. Vinton said that Professor Ralph Bell may not be as well-known in the circle as Principal Fred Terman, but everyone who does scientific research knows how terrifying his inventive ability is.

The federal patent office may not understand technology, but they understand communication.

So it is normal for us to fail. This is not their ignorance, but our powerlessness.

Just...

Purchase your money to teach you a lesson.

Evelin unbuckled her seat belt, opened her arms, and said with a smile, A hug?

Such words made Ethan laugh, and went straight to meet him without any hesitation.

Thanks.

he whispered.

However, just when Ethan was about to admit that he was unlucky and decided to lose most of the profits from Snake Game, before he could walk into the house, bursts of rapid ringing of the phone penetrated into his ears and entered the house. , picked it up, and a roar suddenly came over——

Ethan Jones!!!

Where have you run off to?

I called you all day and no one answered!!!

Your Snake Game is actually an infringing product???

Oh! Sxxt! Mi Luohua's indictment was sent to me!!!

“At the same time, they also sued Midway Games and Chicago Coin to court!!!”

Dxxm! Do you know that your behavior will cost us a lot of money!!!

You must explain this matter to me clearly! I am in the company now! Come over here right away!!!

‘…’

The speed of speaking like a machine gun and the sudden busy tone on the phone made Ethan shake his head with emotion.

Shaking the copy of the indictment in his hand, he looked carefully and found that there was indeed no Atari's name in the defendant's column.

Okay, worst case scenario.

Ethan sighed, remembering what Barbara just said.