Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Varley View Post
He didn't make it impossible. He made it difficult for people to do so without compensating him for his IP. If you want to talk about a chilling effect on product development and free markets, then not protecting people's IP is a bigger problem. We aren't talking about patent trolling (though people often mistakenly refer to this situation in that way)


As I posted earlier in the thread, apparently Bosch came to a licensing agreement with SawStop that would have allowed them to sell theor saw in the US. But they chose not to do so.
I read that the settlement has remained secret.
Also lets not forget that Mr Gass is a patent attorney. He knows all the ins and out of the patent system and how to make it benefit himself. With well over 100 patents related to SS, I would say he is patent trolling.
here are but a few
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/sawstop-holding-llc

This may interest anyone following this situation.
https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/COP...nd-SawStop.pdf
One small paragraph from page 2
"The requirement of AIM technology in table saws almost certainly would result in most
firms licensing the AIM technology from one of the firms who have patented the
technology. This could grant a large amount of market power in the licensing of AIM
technology. Firms would then have to spend additional money for licensing, along with
installation of the technology. While most firms would likely continue production by
licensing AIM technology, some firms, especially smaller firms, would likely drop out of
the market altogether. This cost analysis captures higher price from licensing, and other
costs, in its measurement of lost consumer surplus. There would also be an additional
increase in price if a significant number of firms exited the market due to licensing …
This impact is not measured because staff is unable to determine, with certainty, how
many firms would exit the market."