From: Susanna Gipp
Whatcha talkin bout Daniel! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9oX-kZ_9k The Rossi opera - soapy or riveting, will not end until the technology is shown to be a complete bust, since it does not exist out there alone. There is a conforming history - even if the present evidence of strong energy gain is not sufficient to please skeptics. 24 years of positive results, going back to Thermacore, serve to negate the likelihood of fraud. Having a valid patent is never necessary for success. It can help, sure - but trade secrets can probably help as much in Rossi's case. Of course, if there is no useful technology at all, then Rossi will be finished - but it will take years to finally determine that; and all indications are that there is substantial gain, even if less than claimed. Patents can be irrelevant. Bayer still sells more aspirin than anyone else, at a higher price than anyone else, despite their patent running out nearly 100 years ago . not to mention having all of their factories confiscated during the War. Another prime example is the recent Courtroom war of Apple vs. Samsung over smart phones. Samsung was able to use its dominance in manufacturing despite having relatively insignificant IP (fluff) to essentially pry its way into first place in smart phones. They started out as a contract manufacturer for Apple - there is a lesson there. Apple was able to get a few billion for infringement recently - but that is chump change compared to the $1.2 trillion market for mobile communications. Samsung will appeal that verdict for 4-5 years or more and then pay it off easily, out of a few months of operating profits. No big deal. They won essentially without the basic patents. The market for E-Cats will be a trillion dollar market as well in a decade - if the Rossi technology is valid. He will not be able to protect it any better than Apple has done - at least not in the courts, so having trade secrets is not a bad strategy so long as you do not give up being the low-cost manufacturer. By 2020, China will become the dominant players in LENR - if the technology works. "Necessity" is not just the mother of invention - it is the whole family tree. Rossi would do well to capitalize on Industrial Heat's China connections. That reality is not lost on them.
