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What happens when a different company (say Audiovox) finds one of Nokia's patents to be in violation of a previous patent Audiovox owns (this does happen)

If the courts find in favor Audiovox...

How does companies using this new "Nokia IP" linux kernel deal with the legal aspects?
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bang, bang, bang  cvos | 05/25/05
Articles like this are becoming more and more common.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/26/05
Who is that guy?  George Jay | 05/26/05
Is that "bang" someone knocking on your head?  John Zern | 05/27/05
Odd still is that Linux and Open Source also are selling  Laff | 05/27/05
People need to earn a living  lhrm@... | 05/25/05
Nokia is a hardware company  __howard__ | 05/26/05
OpenSource != Free as in Beer  nucrash | 05/26/05
Definition of Free  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents  Loverock Davidson | 05/25/05
re  jimk_z | 05/25/05
If that is the case, then why....  nucrash | 05/26/05
Even "IF" what you say is true Lovey...what is wrong  Laff | 05/26/05
Pharmaceuticals  Roger Ramjet | 05/26/05
Heck lets do BOTH! Not a fan of Pharmacists either  Laff | 05/26/05
Hate to break the news, Jim  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
Being a diabetic and a recent Kidney transplant patient  Laff | 05/26/05
More news, Jim  Update victim | 05/26/05
Pharmacuticals are a unique situation unlike other industries  Laff | 05/26/05
I agree, Jim  Loverock Davidson | 05/26/05
No. It does not make you "a hypocrate of some sort."  hkommedal | 03/11/09
Sort of...  htotten | 05/26/05
So....  LinuxHippie | 05/26/05
Remove the code? After all they are getting it from  Laff | 05/26/05
Sorry again, Jim but  Update victim | 05/26/05
Which is why I tend to think since everyone in the  Laff | 05/26/05
Patents don't infringe patents  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
Sorry, Lovey, but  Update victim | 05/26/05
SuxBill says what? You mean instead of...  MepisLINUXuser | 05/26/05
Insults are not really required. Statement comes through better  hkommedal | 03/11/09
Lol welcome to the real business world Linux  jimk_z | 05/25/05
What on Earth does that have to do with...  nucrash | 05/26/05
Linux exists BECAUSE  Roger Ramjet | 05/26/05
True....  htotten | 05/26/05
Ummm....  nucrash | 05/26/05
Free?  htotten | 05/26/05
Countless p2p support forums out there  Real World | 05/26/05
And...  htotten | 05/26/05
Answers  Roger Ramjet | 05/27/05
Location for Free Support.  nucrash | 05/26/05
My point was....  htotten | 05/26/05
Inexpensive Unix??  dszimmer | 03/09/09
headline a bit confusing jeepers I thought we had another sco for a second  hipparchus2000 | 05/26/05
It is a poorly choosen title  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Nokia 770 looks great! -- but..  ian_shakil | 05/26/05
Yes.. but..  dszimmer | 03/09/09
To all of you who use "FREE SUPPORT"....  htotten | 05/26/05
Butt wasn't the original point that those without the  Laff | 05/26/05
For the consumer maybe...  htotten | 05/27/05
OK that does make sense.  Laff | 05/27/05

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