Apple hasn’t ever paid fees to Masimo. That was the point. Also, the point of the patent system was to protect small companies like Masimo from pillaging and theft from large corporations like Apple.
No, the point of the patent system was to protect an invention from infringement by another invention or commercialized product, whether owned by an individual inventor or a company.
My guess is that Kiani knows he gambled on a shakedown that’s going to get him nothing and will cost him dearly.
He’s made money from strong-arming settlements in the past, but at the end of this one, he’ll have his own legal costs, and quite possibly Apple’s as well. Next, when his board reviews how this went, he may find it difficult to get a job managing a Wal Mart.
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