A. PTC RESEARCH FOUNDATION QUESTIONNAIRE Has your company/client challenged the validity of a patent that it had No B. C. D. Has your company/client, as a licensor, been challenged by a licensee as No Court decision or settlement?) Has Lear had any significant practical impact, in your experience, upon the licensing process? (If so, please explain briefly.) Licensees more modily agree to a license, without thing thouroughly questioning validity since they know they can always chullings later if the economic situation warrants. This has been my outlook. (Note that this is a reverse effect from the policy upon which Lear is based, ie facilitating the Challenge of had Do you favor: Patents!) * No a Ye, b. C. Repeal of Lear, Inc. v. Adkins by legislation? Legislation to require license payments until a decision ad verse to the patent patent? Any other legislation? (Briefly delineate.) & However, I question whether an exclusive licensea shrad who essentially "buys" the potent, should be permitted to Challenge the patent on ony grounds other than failure of consideratio PTC RESEARCH FOUNDATION QUESTIONNAIRE A. Has your company/client challenged the validity of a patent that it had B. C. D. Has your company/client, as a licensor, been challenged by a licensee as to patent validity under the Lear doctrine? (If so, was the challenge Has Lear had any significant practical impact, in your experience, upon the licensing process? (If so, please explain briefly.) Now on Sept we won & we putint that would not staan pe to b. c. Repeal of Lear, Inc. v. Adkins by legislation? Legislation to require license payments until a decision adverse to the patent? Any other legislation? (Briefly delineate.) A. PTC RESEARCH FOUNDATION QUESTIONNAIRE Has your company/client challenged the validity of a patent that it had licensed under the Lear doctrine? (If so, was the challenge successful? B. Has your company/client, as a licensor, been challenged by a licensee as Court decision or settlement?) No C. Has Lear had any significant practical impact, in your experience, upon (If so please explain briefly.) l'etor my company, but if some mefair situation unter ben prvises porje in passes. ✓a. ь. Repeal of Lear, Inc. v. Adkins by legislation? But would be difficuer te out through is nomin Legislation to require license payments until a decision ad verse to the patent? until tome nishat -1 C. Any other legislation? (Briefly delineate.) I strongly prefer the proper contand in ber privin page. While won't rate not have a mindment in a, it may maisony to get to enacted A. PTC RESEARCH FOUNDATION QUESTIONNAIRE Has your company/client challenged the validity of a patent that it had B. Has your company/client, as a licensor, been challenged by a licensee as C. Has Lear had any significant practical impact, in your experience, upon the licensing process? (If so, please explain briefly.) It has made licensing more perilove uncertain bet I think these disabilities have bein accepted as part of D. Do you favor: benginess risk. a. Repeal of Lear, Inc. v. Adkins by legislation? Xb. c. Legislation to require license payments until a decision ad- Any other legislation? (Briefly delineate.) PTC RESEARCH FOUNDATION QUESTIONNAIRE A. Has your company/client challenged the validity of a patent that it had B. C. D. Has your company/client, as a licensor, been challenged by a licensee as Court decision or settlement?) ho Has Lear had any significant practical impact, in your experience, upon the licensing process? (If so, please explain briefly.) Yes. I believe licensors have had to make adjisments such as Do you favor: X a. b. an Repeal of Lear, Inc. v. Adkins by legislation? agreement. Legislation to require license payments until a decision adverse to the patent? |