A new lawsuit claims Big Oil coordinated to aggressively use patents, litigation and misdirection to undermine electric vehicle and solar infrastructure.
The capture-and-kill patent strategy is fascinatin tbh. What stands out is how Chevron's timing with the NiMH patents lined up perfectly with Toyota's RAV4 EV rollout. The settlement delaying use til 2010 wasn't random. I've seen similar moves in different tech sectors where incumbents buy IP not to use but to shelve. The real question is whether proving coordination will be easier than proving intent, since antitrust hinges on that expresss agreement Fox mentioned.
The capture-and-kill patent strategy is fascinatin tbh. What stands out is how Chevron's timing with the NiMH patents lined up perfectly with Toyota's RAV4 EV rollout. The settlement delaying use til 2010 wasn't random. I've seen similar moves in different tech sectors where incumbents buy IP not to use but to shelve. The real question is whether proving coordination will be easier than proving intent, since antitrust hinges on that expresss agreement Fox mentioned.