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I also doubt it will ever get to that. But, Paice really wouldn't be cutting off their gravy train by holding up Toyota hybrids at the ports...they already have their gravy payments when the cars are produced. And holding the Toyota hybrids ransom at the ports via litigation would produce a very quick response (most likely in dollars) from Toyota to negotiate another settlement...I would expect.
Paice isn't in business with Toyota...they are the exact opposite...they are suing them. The more damage they do to Toyota the better for Paice...especially if it means money coming their way and more importantly protecting their patent investments. I know you read through the lengthy link I posted to their hybrid patents...there are hundreds of them under the Paice name. Since they do not actually produce cars their livelihood depends on the sale of those patent technologies to auto makers...and $4.3 million from Toyota only scratches the surface of the funds they could generate from the sale of their patented technology.
I'm leaning towards Paice on this one...Toyota appears to have clearly violated their patent rights under US jurisdiction. But, unless Paice presses the issue with lawsuits Toyota isn't going to stop producing cars with Paice patented technology.
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