tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post111215440521005403..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Be Aware of PatentsDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1112488411312346702005-04-02T17:33:00.000-07:002005-04-02T17:33:00.000-07:00Don't forget folks that patents also offer a way t...Don't forget folks that patents also offer a way to hold big firms hostage through the tort system - just being the devil's advocate.<BR/><BR/>Another way to look at this is that both sides would have been better off getting a deal done out of court. The fact that they didn't means that either Immersion asked for too much, or that Sony offered too little.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com