This is how you fight back..
Never send a cease and desist to a former litigation lawyer. This is Monster cables vs Blue Jeans cables. Its a completely brilliant response.
I have seen Monster Cable take untenable IP positions in various different scenarios in the past, and am generally familiar with what seems to be Monster Cable’s modus operandi in these matters. I therefore think that it is important that, before closing, I make you aware of a few points………
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I am “uncompromising” in the most literal sense of the word. If Monster Cable proceeds with litigation against me I will pursue the same merits-driven approach; I do not compromise with bullies and I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds. As for signing a licensing agreement for intellectual property which I have not infringed: that will not happen, under any circumstances, whether it makes economic sense or not.
BTW, tests have proven again and again that Monster cables are in no way better than the far less expensive generic cables. A digital signal is a digital signal. Period.