Comments on: Judge rules against Canon in nanotube TV case

The decision puts another roadblock into Canon's effort to come out with a new style of flat screen TVs.

[Below Meigh]

Superior Tech meets superior ruling...

Will the CEO of Canon/Toshiba take accountability for this fiasco? Will consumers realize that the "holy grail" of HDTV was held up due to corporate mistakes and legality issues? That HDTV you bought in the meantime will be (eventually as all tech) obsolete once (if ever) this SED hits the market. Meanwhile inferior technology is dumped on us...to end up in the dump.

[drhoho]

canon ceo

the 1999 nanoproprietary, inc./canon contract that was ruled terminated as of 12.1.2006 by judge sam sparks' summary judgement ruling two days ago contains one canon signature: fujio mitarai, the current canon ceo. canon, in its construction of the "corporate fiction designed for the sole purpose of evading canon's contracual obligations." gave usa rule of law cause for the contract termination because of canon performing a material breach of the contract. in the same courtroom setting, canon now faces the issue of monetary damages on the basis of charges of fraud, failing to bargin in good faith, and failing to act in a manner consistent with fair dealing. in the meantime, samsung has expressed an interest in sed. we all hope a sed hd tv will procede to the market shelf as soon as possible, no matter under what label.

[rpvitiello]

Stupid on both sides

Yes canon messed up, but before they went to market and made a single dime, Toshiba backed out.

I would think it would be in BOTH companies best interest to bring this tech out ASAP. The parent company did not lose a single dime due to canon/Toshiba working together.

[jameskatt]

Looks like we just have to wait for the patent to die before we can have our SED TVs. Darn.

Nano-Proprietary could have made billions. But now no one will make SED TVs until the patent dies.

Its all greed. And we all lose 15 years. But some day, that patent ends, just like it does with drugs. Then GENERICs rule.