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MW"One of the most interesting things about patent lawsuits is that one means of defending an infringement claim is to invalidate the patent. For that reason, many potential patent plaintiffs do not bring cases--they do not want their patents put on trial. H & B is assuming an awful lot of risk here--I would not only go after the authenticity of the bat, I would go after everything the Lone Authenticator has ever done as part of that "relationship" with H & B, since everything that is part of that "relationship" has to be weighed and analyzed to determine whether it was damaged by the defendant's actions."
I agree with you. H&B could very well end up behind the 8-ball with their lawsuit. They're probably hedging on the fact that Robert won't (or can't) retain legal representation. I think it's a very dangerous move on their part.