In an interview on Friday, Mr. King said that he had been briefed by Mr. Baker on the department's decision and that it seemed "equitable".
Thus, a "total profit" remedy seemed equitable and logical and provided patentees with a vehicle for the lost profit restitution if they fell victim to unlawful copying of their products, often with decorative characteristics that set them apart from the other carpet, teapot or saddle.
The key was Google's promise of a product that seemed to be equitable – full internet and high speeds, similar to the product enjoyed by those who could pay for it.
The key was Google's promise of a product that seemed to be equitable -- full internet and high speeds, similar to the product enjoyed by those who could pay for it.
"It does not seem equitable given the fact that we're all down," she said of Brown's proposal.
It hardly seems equitable.
"It just didn't seem equitable, didn't seem fair, wasn't transparent," she said.
If the terms don't seem equitable or fair, continue negotiating until they do.
The U.S. has angered both Mexico and Canada with what those nations are calling "poison pill" demands that seem more designed to sabotage the talks entirely than achieve an equitable resolution.
Now, as then, the challenge is to be benevolent in a time of limitations, to be equitable in a world of inequality, to be persistent in the face of a problem that seems never-ending.
That seems like quite a jump, but considering the costs that go into fulfilling orders for a successful project, it's a more equitable arrangement than it seems at first glance.
