Rebirth of America, this is my time

Before leaving, Barbara specifically told Ethan one thing, which was to find out whether Atari had been sued by Milohua.

Because patent infringement cases generally have two legal entities.

The first subject is a patent infringer, which refers to a person or entity that directly or indirectly participates in patent infringement activities. The scope of coverage includes but is not limited to infringement of technical features and technical content.

The second subject is the actual operator, which refers to the person or entity that has control or participation in the infringement, such as the seller of the infringing product or the distributor who has obtained the power to produce and sell the product.

Of course, sometimes, the same person or entity is involved in the infringement content of these two subjects at the same time, so there is only one person or entity reflected in the complaint. This situation also exists.

But "Snake Game" obviously does not meet the latter situation. It was invented by Ethan and Evelin and sold by Atari. Therefore, Ethan and Evelin are the patent infringers, and Atari It is the actual operator.

In this case, when Ethan and Evelin were brought to court by Milohua, how could Atari escape legal sanctions? Most of the time, when dealing with such infringement cases that can be judged at a glance, the plaintiff will file a joint lawsuit against the patent infringer and the actual operator, write them in the same complaint, and let the court hear them together.

But now, Atari's name is not included in the indictment received by Ethan and Evelin, which can only prove one problem...

Milohua's requirements for both parties are different.

"Snapped!"

On the night of September 16, 1975, Atari, which should have been closed, was now brightly lit.

Nolan Bushnell angrily photographed the indictment he received in front of Ethan.

The veins on the back of his hands were venting his dissatisfaction, and his bloodshot eyes were spraying out his anger.

"Ethan Jones!!!"

"Why did things become like this???"

Nolan Bushnell stared at Ethan with splitting eyes and yelled crazily: "As a former employee of Milova, don't you know that Milova holds the patent for video games and training devices? Why are you selling "Snake Game" game arcades without authorization? Do you know that your behavior will kill us, Atari?"

"hold head high?"

The hysterical sound made Ethan's ears ring a little.

If it had been a few hours ago and he had just received the court's summons and Milohua's indictment, Ethan, who felt he had the upper hand in the face of Nolan Bushnell's roar, would definitely have argued his case, but under the guidance of Barbara, After watching them look through Mi Luohua's patent, all Ethan could do at this moment was to calmly pick up the complaint Mi Luohua sent to Atari and read the contents.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, once you take a look...

Ethan only felt that Barbara was right.

In the complaint received by Ethan and Evelin, Milova demanded that they stop infringement and compensate millions. In the complaint received by Atari, Milova not only demanded that they stop infringement and compensate millions In addition, Mi Luohua is also required to recall and destroy all infringing products on the market.

Among these three conditions, compensation is the most normal and cannot be escaped. It is necessary to stop the infringement, but it is impossible for the defendant because the game must be sold no matter what. As for recalling all infringing products from the market and destroying them?

This is a bit nonsense.

How many copies of "Snake Game" were sold in total?

Including the circuit board, there are eight thousand instead of ten thousand!

When such a huge shipment volume spreads throughout America, do Milohua and the others want Atari to recycle and destroy these sold arcade machines and circuit boards? So what's the difference between this and killing them?

Not to mention whether the customers on the market who spend money to play games are willing, it is impossible for those merchants who buy arcade machines to agree!

They are making a lot of money from the "Snake Game" arcade machine, and now they are doing something like this?

Then aren't you going to kill them?

Although Ethan already knew that the whole matter was very serious, he never expected that Milohua would offer such conditions.

At this moment, he wanted to curse, but after pursed his lips, he held back.

The place he was in now was Atari, not Eveli's side. The true thoughts in his heart could not be vented carelessly.

As a result, he looked at the indictment in his hand with a puzzled look, as if he had just received the news.

"Nolan, what's going on? Why did Milohua file a lawsuit in court? I went to San Francisco today to attend the IEEE electronics show held there. I was busy all day, so I didn't know much about these things. "

After cleaning up the complaint, he raised his head slightly and cast a puzzled look at Nolan, "I need to find a lawyer to consult about the contents of the complaint. Please give me a moment and let me take a look inside. Is there any misunderstanding?"

Yes, Ethan planned to buy time.

He needed to tell Barbara what was in the indictment Atari had received.

He will not respond until the mage gives instructions.

However, just when Ethan was wondering whether Mi Luohua and the others had eaten shit and were mentally ill, as soon as he finished speaking, a document fell in front of him again, and then came Yes, there is another figure.

"MFxxk! -Ethan! Why are you pretending to be stupid here!"

"Mi Luohua's attorney said when he delivered us the summons and copy of the indictment, they also prosecuted you!"

"You clearly received a summons from the court, but now you're telling me that you don't know what's going on?"

"Do you think we are idiots?"

Don Valentine made fists with his hands and smashed them on the table.

The roar that was enough to knock the roof off made Ethan curse in his heart.

‘Aren’t these sleazy lawyers too busy? ’

But his face remained unmoved.

"I said, this might be a misunderstanding." Ethan said in as calm a tone as possible.

However, his attitude made Don Valentine even more annoyed.

He leaned forward fiercely, holding the table with both hands, staring at Ethan fiercely like a hungry wolf——

"As a former employee of Mi Luohua, are you telling us that there is a misunderstanding in this matter?"

"Do you think I believe it?"

He raised his right hand slightly, reached out with his index finger, and vigorously tapped the document he had just thrown out.

"The copy of Mirova's patent is right here!"

"Here's a copy of the indictment they gave us!"

"If you say you don't understand these things, then I will give you time now to take a closer look!"

"I hope you can find the word misunderstanding in this contract written in black and white!"

"With such clear facts in front of you, do you still want to quibble?"

The sound was as fast as thunder, making Ethan cast his eyes downward.

When he saw a copy of the patent 'US3728480 A', he knew that Atari might have solved the entire case.

But so what?

Ethan knew Don Valentine and Nolan Bushnell were annoying, but he was even more annoying!

Looking back, Ethan sighed softly and said: "I know you are anxious, but I can't answer your questions now. I have never studied law, so I need to find my lawyer. After communicating with him, Only then can we get a possible answer.”

Ethan felt that his answer was correct.

Although he knew that he had violated Mi Luohua's rights, he couldn't admit this kind of thing casually, right?

Because these things require legal responsibility!

Frankness at this time is not honesty! That special code is called Silly Beep! You are looking for death!

However, Ethan's neither humble nor arrogant attitude was like a match, completely igniting the powder keg of Don Valentine.

Hearing a 'bang' sound, he slammed his hands on the table and jumped up.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Don Valentine's chest was heaving and he was breathing heavily.

"Ethan Jones——"

He put his hands on his hips and looked at Ethan.

"Are you sure this is your choice?"

"We want to discuss things with you! And then you keep pushing the envelope! You want to find a lawyer! Solve the problem through legal means!"

"Can!"

"I satisfy you!"

At this point, his words were a meal.

Then he thrust out his right hand, pointed his index finger at Ethan, and roared: "I'm telling you! We at Atari will file a lawsuit against you tomorrow!"

"We are going to sue you for deliberately concealing the fact that your products are infringing! We are going to sue you for deliberately selling infringing products to Atari!"

"You are committing commercial fraud!"

"You must take responsibility for this! Bear all the losses of our Atari!"

"I! Don Valentine! As the actual controller of Atari, I am informing you now! We will reach a settlement with Milohua! Meet all their needs! Stop the sale of "Snake Game"! Follow their requirements Compensate them with millions of losses! And recall all "Snake Game" arcade machines and circuit motherboards on the market! And the money involved in these contents——"

"It will all be borne by you!!!"

After roaring here, Don Valentine lengthened his voice, his red face became ferocious, and his bloodthirsty eyes were full of ruthlessness.

"Ethan Jones——"

"Don't you want to talk about the law?"

"Then prepare to go to jail!"