krw wrote in
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On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:45:08 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article ,
says...

krw wrote in
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Exactly right. I read the patents with a reasonably trained eye
and don't see how Bosch can win but I'd never bet on the outcome
of any civil case in the US courts.

Agreed. Unless the court decides SawStop's patents are overly
broad ("a woodworking machine that retracts a cutting tool by
pivoting" is pretty damn broad), and invalidates them completely,
which is possible but not too likely.

Or perhaps Bosch has discovered prior art that would invalidate the
patents.

Perhaps but the courtroom is an expensive place to show it off. If
they really had something, they'd go to Gass and get a cheap license
in trade for burying the prior art. Simply ignoring a patent is a
very risky proposition. Bosch may think they can afford it, though.

Prior art is a good point, tho. The Patent Office doesn't look
for prior art any longer before issuing a patent (they haven't
done for decades), so it's not uncommon for someone to find it
and challenge a patent on that ground.

And we don't know what conversations Bosch and SawStop may have
had. Perhaps Bosch did go to them with the prior art, and Gass
said "you're full of it! That wouldn't hold up in court." And
so Bosch decided to find out.

John