The dutch court said the gallery app infringes on one software patent as I remember. And the German court stated that the reason why they've banned sales is because they look similiar and there are other ways the tablet could look. I am not sure it was a patent battle. It was a community design.
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The dutch court said the gallery app infringes on one software patent as I remember. And the German court stated that the reason why they've banned sales is because they look similiar and there are other ways the tablet could look. I am not sure it was a patent battle. It was a community design.
If this FRAND situation goes in Apple's favour you are going to explode lol. I fear for your MBA's life. I bet if you checked its sleep settings right now it would be to never because it is so afraid of your religious bondage to Samsung suing Apple
Yep. My point was that what you were talking about was irrelevant to Apple's claim. Manipulating the images to emphasize the similarity of the relevant elements is not deceitful, as long as the manipulation is acknowledged. The courts lack of reaction to the manipulated photos demonstrates that the issue was overblown by forum lawyers.
HTC is sitting in the dark at the moment biting their nails. They know they're next XD
Saying that Joojo and HP Slate were showed before the presentation of the iPad is having a religious bondage to Samsung suing Apple? You have a very strange mind
it's not surprising at all.. a court that was confused about its own jurisdiction ... lol. no wonder they were okay with doctored "evidence" presented..
LegalRumors?
You know, these types of legal battles happen every day with major corporations. Why is it that more the 50% of the stories on MacRumors are about Apple's legal battles?
MacRumors used to be a positive site with rumours about Apple products that would make us geeks all giddy and interested in participating. These days, the negative connotations involved in legal stories about who's suing who has turned this site into a gloomy place to visit.
How about making a Legal tab where you can put all these stories? This is not front page news. It's routine, a (boring) part of running a major corporation like Apple.
You know, these types of legal battles happen every day with major corporations. Why is it that more the 50% of the stories on MacRumors are about Apple's legal battles?
MacRumors used to be a positive site with rumours about Apple products that would make us geeks all giddy and interested in participating. These days, the negative connotations involved in legal stories about who's suing who has turned this site into a gloomy place to visit.
How about making a Legal tab where you can put all these stories? This is not front page news. It's routine, a (boring) part of running a major corporation like Apple.
Why ? If the court judges Samsung's patents as being necessary to the implementation of a standard that Apple implements and that a standard body has ruled that all patents covering said standards must be offered under FRAND rules, then... Apple will end up paying Samsung.
Why would he explode then ? Samsung isn't suing Apple because they aren't paying enough, they are suing Apple because they infringe on their patents without offering compensation for them.
All of this certainly ....
... makes it feel increasingly odd having Samsung brand hard drives in my Mac Pro tower and a Samsung display attached.
... makes it feel increasingly odd having Samsung brand hard drives in my Mac Pro tower and a Samsung display attached.
HTC got patents from Motrolla and those graphics ones to crush Apple with. The power of Android is unstoppable. Apple should just try and supply Android on their phones.
are you referring to the use of square shaped icons on a touch screen that, when activated, opens the associated program/application? becuase if you arewas not the first to do that either.
Not referring to that at all.
Lawsuits stories have been around for quite a while, and it seems a lot of people enjoyed them even back in the days :
Apple would still have to pay for RAND patents, it's just the amount must be the same for all licensees and must be "reasonable." Apple already pays to license a huge number of patents on RAND terms for the iDevices.
Samsung has itself said these patents are basic to all cellular communications, and knows they'll apply to the iPhone 5 even though Samsung has never seen one, no matter what the phone's actual specs end up being. If you can't build a cell phone without it, it needs to be RAND.
First Nokia tries to bully Apple into accepting non-RAND terms for their RAND patents, now Samsung. It looks obvious, everybody just wants to suck more money from Apple because Apple is the only one making real money.
It was a smart move from Google indeed. I am no legal expert but it is weird to allow a company to buy another company to use their patents for something that was created before they bought them out. *shrug* just saying.. it might not work in favour for them after all if you look at dates instead of just patents
Why ? What does it matter really ? I have a Samsung monitor, a Samsung Fridge and a Samsung stove. My food tastes just as good today as it did yesterday, my Macbook Air still displays it's shiny nice graphics on my monitor and all is well in my little world.
Why should we feel bothered by what corporations do amongst themselves ?
Samsung is not like Apple. They have a bunch of different people working on a bunch of different things - anything from washing machines to smartphones. They're an excellent example of how asian manufacturers can and have diversified their abilities.
Point in fact, Samsung are top-tier LCD manufacturers. You'd be hard pressed to buy an Apple product that doesn't have a Samsung or LG panel in it, and LG aren't doing anything different. These guys have some very, very talented engineers doing all sorts of clever things that Apple will probably end up buying as a component. Don't be so quick to bite the hand that feeds you.
All that said, I'm pretty sure Touchwiz deserves whatever legal attention it gets. Form factor? I'm not convinced you can claim that.
If Samsung blocks us from getting the next gen iPhone, there may be a lot of consumers pissed at them, like me!
So, how do you feel about the Apple deal to purchase the Nortel patents ? The FingerWorks patents and other IP ? The PA-Semi IP ?
Funny how Samsung remained "passive" until Apple found other companies to supply parts for their gadgets.
I love all the silly comments... just let the lawyers have their fun.
The way I see it, this is just a flushing out of who owns what and who really owes who. It's just all part of the process and in the long run a good thing once it's all done.
All the silly analysis going on mean nothing unless you're a patent lawyer and have access to case... in which case, you're not here commenting.
Just enjoy the show.
The way I see it, this is just a flushing out of who owns what and who really owes who. It's just all part of the process and in the long run a good thing once it's all done.
All the silly analysis going on mean nothing unless you're a patent lawyer and have access to case... in which case, you're not here commenting.
Just enjoy the show.