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New iPhone 5 being banned before it is released??
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Google/moto will not be able to ask for a preliminary injunction until the device has been announced with a release date. Google may be able to say "unnamed upcoming iphone" or "all iphones", but it's hard to ban a product you don't know the details about yet.
"On Friday, Googles Motorola Mobility filed a new lawsuit against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, seeking to ban the imports of virtually every Apple product into the U.S. At the time, the details of the filing werent public yet, but the ITC has now posted the full complaint online and we can finally get a better idea of the patents Apple allegedly violated. According to the complaint (embedded below), Motorola argues that Apple infringed upon seven Motorola patents: 5,883,580, 5,922,047, 6,425,002, 6,983,370, 6,493,673, 7,007,064 and 7,383,983.
As expected, the lawsuit targets Apples iPod Touch 4, new iPod Touch 5, the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S, 5, the iPad 2 and the new iPad, as well as the Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air and all other Apple devices which utilize wireless communication technologies to manage various messages and content.*In the complaint, Motorola also argues that Apple was fully aware of a number of these patents. Motorola is seeking a ban on current and upcoming apple products including the upcoming iPhone 5, iPod touch, and new mini iPad."
As expected, the lawsuit targets Apples iPod Touch 4, new iPod Touch 5, the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S, 5, the iPad 2 and the new iPad, as well as the Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air and all other Apple devices which utilize wireless communication technologies to manage various messages and content.*In the complaint, Motorola also argues that Apple was fully aware of a number of these patents. Motorola is seeking a ban on current and upcoming apple products including the upcoming iPhone 5, iPod touch, and new mini iPad."
Hahahahahhahaha! Like this will stop apple. They have how much money just lying around? The can easily make this go away, if they need to.
If this sincerely has an effect on whether one ought to get a new iPhone or an S3, perhaps he/she ought to just get the S3 now.
Links to just a few of the news site. Some of this lawsuit could be finalized as early as August 24th and most all apple products released and unreleased including iPhone 5, iPod touch, and mini iPad could be banned as soon as August 24th and for the foreseeable future.
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/08/21/here-are-the-7-patents-googlemotorola-is-going-after-apple-this-time/
http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/08/18/motorolas-patent-lawsuit-against-apple-targets-siri-location-reminders-email-notifications-more/
http://easternmorningherald.com/motorola-joins-fight-against-apple-with-new-lawsuit/1215393/
http://mobile.cioinsight.com/c/a/Latest-News/Apple-Put-on-Patent-Defensive-by-Googles-Motorola-Unit-Analysts-864106/
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/08/21/here-are-the-7-patents-googlemotorola-is-going-after-apple-this-time/
http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/08/18/motorolas-patent-lawsuit-against-apple-targets-siri-location-reminders-email-notifications-more/
http://easternmorningherald.com/motorola-joins-fight-against-apple-with-new-lawsuit/1215393/
http://mobile.cioinsight.com/c/a/Latest-News/Apple-Put-on-Patent-Defensive-by-Googles-Motorola-Unit-Analysts-864106/
For someone who hasnt looked at the beef between Motorola and Apple...what's going on with this? It sounds like a pretty big deal
Interesting.
I naturally assumed they were "just" Wifi / 3G comm patents, but after looking at them, they're not.
They deal with copying messages between apps, pausing media on one device and restarting it on another, receiving messages based on location, things like that.
One patent looks like it applies to the way Apple did app registration for push notifications.
I hope Apple hasn't opened Pandora's Box with all their software patent lawsuits.
Edit: ah, I see that VirgilB has already posted links to similar analysis. Thanks!
I hope Apple thinks twice next time. They started this, now they need to fight it.
Who's gonna win? I put $5 on Google. Place your bets now.
Who's gonna win? I put $5 on Google. Place your bets now.
If you truely believe that Apple, the worlds largest company by market value, will have all it's products banned from import into the US, I have an asteroid to sell you.
Or perhaps we should be shorting Apple stock today, because by your thinking, tomorrow they will be tanking.
Or perhaps we should be shorting Apple stock today, because by your thinking, tomorrow they will be tanking.
And in other business related news, Apple (the most valuable company in the world) can no longer sell any of their products in the US due to patent infringement. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple said, "What can I say, we aren't allowed to sell anything so how can we make money?" The stock price declined 90% in today's trading to $65/share.
I'm sure the headline will be coming across Bloomberg any moment.
I'm sure the headline will be coming across Bloomberg any moment.
I for one hope this doesn't happen and that the iPhone 5 is released as planned and as originally designed before all this lawsuit stuff. I also hope the 5 will be able to remain unchanged through out its life. I have been eagerly awaiting being able to upgrade my 4 to a 5.
Same could be said for the other 5120 other companies and persons involved in patent dispute cases. Apple didn't invent patent disputes. You just don't like to hear about them.
