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Flat-Screen Makers Face Patent Lawsuits in U.S.
Elitist_Phoenix writes "Reuters reports two industrial manufacturers, Guardian Industries Corp. and Honeywell International Inc., have sued dozens of companies in the global PC and video display businesses in a U.S. federal court to try to recoup royalties on liquid-crystal technology.Guardian Industries, a maker of industrial glass, and Honeywell, known for making weapons systems, assert in filings in the U.S. District Court in Delaware that their intellectual property for liquid crystal displays, used in notebook computers, TVs, and cellular phones, have been infringed."
yes and this pretty much displays the stupidity of current patent laws in current world.
if you're into actually enforcing your patents it makes sense if you DON'T PRODUCE ANY PRODUCT OF YOUR OWN.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.