07/22/2013
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"Everyone who is participating in or watching this hearing can agree that cooperative industry standards are good for consumers, producers, and for the economy as a whole."
"Right. But under current law, that rather diminishes the efficacy, I suppose, of the treble damages provision in that you have got to show that it was a willful, knowing violation of the patent, and e..."
"And so it requires you to take your best guess, your best guess involving not only whether in the abstract the patent right at issue is going to be upheld, but also how much it is going to cost you to..."
"Thank you, Madam Chair, for scheduling this, and thanks to all of you for coming and providing such insightful and in-depth testimony. I appreciate it."