Barco and Sanyo have a good deal of product area overlap. What encourages a company such as Sanyo to settle and one such as Barco to litigate?

Barco Products

Sanyo Products

One would imagine they both have access to similar technical expertise and legal advise. Is it that Barco has taken a stand on principle, meaning they are standing their we-are-not-infringing ground because they refuse to be bullied into settlement? Do they have substantially more infringing product compared to Sanyo and others, and see the licensing fee as greater than the potential litigation costs and therefore have taken the litigation route. It make one wonder. I am hopeful for a positive outcome from the USPTO to assist us in our litigation efforts, and a win in court would be a welcome resolution. The recent USPTO signs have been somewhat encouraging.

The next several months should be interesting.

Cheers,

DG