Thanks for the info---very timely information. Whatever Toyota is paying Paice, is a very small and insignificant amount of money based on total Hybrid sales. Whatever patent that Paice holds, must be small and negligent in the overall design of hybrids. I also beleive their latest strategy to harrass Toyota will fail as well.
As for Ford, I can see how they could have licensing agreements with Toyota. Ford is already working on hydrogen technologies, and I think Toyota is doing the same as well. Again, we may see licensing agreements between the two companies in future auto designs as well.