[opendtv] Re: Chinese manufacturers sue DVD patent pool
- From: johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:08:57 -0800 (PST)
sounds like something close to a sui-generis case to me. Antitrust laws
can reach offshore?
John Willkie
> More on possible patent pool abuse.
>
> From The Register
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/25/chinese_dvd_maker_lawsuit/>
>
> Chinese manufacturers sue DVD patent pool
> By Tony Smith
> Published Tuesday 25th January 2005 12:03 GMT
>
> The company charged with licensing the intellectual property enshrined
> in the DVD standard has been accused of violating US antitrust laws by a
> pair of peeved player makers from China.
>
> Wuxi Multimedia and Orient Power (Wuxi) both claim that the 3C Patent
> Group's licensing regime limits their ability to compete effectively in
> the DVD player market, the China Daily reports.
>
> Like many standards, DVD comprises a number of patented technologies,
> all of which are pooled together and offered under a single usage rights
> and royalty licence. This pooling approach is common when a number of
> firms have contributed intellectual property to a standard.
>
> However, the 3C group appears to charge Chinese player makers rather
> more than it charges US-based manufacturers. That, say the two
> plaintiffs, is discriminatory, unfair and runs contrary to US antitrust
> law.
>
> Both companies are seeking the return of all royalties collected by the
> 3C group, damages amounting to three times that figure and a declaration
> that the DVD patent pool is invalid.
>
> If the plaintiffs are successful, it could result in a flood of even
> cheaper no-name DVD players on the market. ®
>
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