Nov 24
J. Whyte Navigates GPS Patent Tying Case.
District Court , antitrust , J. Whyte , NDCal , patent tying No Comments »Tele Atlas NV v. NAVTEQ, 5:05-CV-1673 (N.D. Cal. 10/28/2008).
To win share in the dashboard GPS device market requires functional
software and up-to-date mapping data. With both, men need never to
stop and ask directions.
Allegedly, Navteq tied licenses for key map display patents with
purchases of its map databases. Judge Whyte’s decision charts the
gauntlet against [...]