Apple is fighting the verdict from last week’s case, awarding Mirror Worlds, LLC $625.5 Million for infringement on document display to the screen.
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Apple is fighting the verdict from last week’s case, awarding Mirror Worlds, LLC $625.5 Million for infringement on document display to the screen.
rastard 5:25 pm on October 4, 2010 593 days ago Reply
This seems like a perfect example of why granting patents on software should be abolished.
Apparently the infringement is based on “patents that touch on creating “streams” of documents that are automatically sorted according to time stamps” — which seems to fail an obviousness test.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/17/lawsuit_targets_time_based_sorting_in_apples_ipods_time_machine.html
sworoc 9:56 am on October 5, 2010 592 days ago Reply
I completely agree.
rastard 5:36 pm on October 5, 2010 592 days ago Reply
Interesting chart, somewhat related: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2010/10/5/1286277620429/mobilelawsuits.png
conshmillo 5:50 pm on October 5, 2010 592 days ago Reply
@rastard
google is not suing anyone. what a losers…
sworoc 3:48 pm on October 6, 2010 591 days ago Reply
Surely we will eventually just see the patent system collapse. Nobody can sell products at a profit if they have to license 100 different patents for a single device, plus pay court fees for all future infringement. What a sad system.
sworoc 3:48 pm on October 6, 2010 591 days ago Reply
Also, Motorola wanted to get in on the action:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKN0612048720101006?type=companyNews