> "(Expletive) Michael Powell," the executive said. "Let him sue us.
"You cannot develop a reputation for somebody who gives up. You have to be known as a fighter for your rights. Otherwise, you'll never license anything...Even Thomas Edison had a tough time supporting and protecting his patents. He spent about $1.4 million [to defend his inventions], and this was around the turn of the century, when beer was a nickel."
-Jerome H. Lemelson
Arguably the most prolific American inventor (Walkman tape drive mechanism among his inventions)
"You cannot develop a reputation for somebody who gives up. You have to be known as a fighter for your rights. Otherwise, you'll never license anything...Even Thomas Edison had a tough time supporting and protecting his patents. He spent about $1.4 million [to defend his inventions], and this was around the turn of the century, when beer was a nickel."
-Jerome H. Lemelson
Arguably the most prolific American inventor (Walkman tape drive mechanism among his inventions)
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