Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 Patents...

[gTen]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

I'm going to file a patent for every single piece of possible hardware used in personal computing and see what I can get. Then I'm going to sue everyone. Awesome.

Your gonna patent the passing of electrons from 1 atom to the next?

[aj48198]

The 'iPatent, entitled "We stole it first,so you can't make it better than our stolen verison or we will sue you" was duly and legally issued on December 23, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the 'iPatent is attached hereto as Exhibit $.

[Kaine16]

All i got to say, Apple patenting multi-touch is like getting a patent on the wheel. It can not and will not be allowed, they can bitch and mourn all they want. Like some said this is more a publicity stunt, after they pissed off ALOT of ppl with their shitty Ipad.

[Recursion]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

I don't give a shit whether or not Apple has the rights to do this, or even if they had the patents first. I can now guarantee you that I will never in my life buy an Apple product, and I will never stand behind them. This is a low blow to a company who has innovated for years and has started to do things BETTER than Apple has, and of course, they feel threatened.

I read the article on Engadget and some of the patents they own are ridiculous. I find it completely insane that some of those things can even be patented. This one here is just stupid:

The '381 Patent, entitled "List Scrolling And Document Translation, Scaling, And Rotation 
On A Touch-Screen Display," was duly and legally issued on December 23, 2008 by the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the '381 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Rotation? You mean the same thing that's been available since before the 6700? Wow, Apple. F**k you.

Now, now, now ... to understand what a patent covers, you must read the patent claims, which define the patent protection. And to properly understand the claim language, you have to read the specification (basically, the rest of the document) to see how the language is defined (it can deviate from regular meanings). I do this stuff for a living, btw.

But, I hear ya. The patents I looked over were uber lame. It's funny how Apple can bitch & complain behind such weak patents. I think they're gonna get their asses waxed in the end.

And yeah, like 99% of the folks here, I see it the same way: Apple is askeered that HTC is gonna take off, and the iPhone is gonna die. Oh well, it's called keeping up with the times, and here, that means Apple needs to get off their asses and come up with something that competes. The iPhone always did kinda suck, so maybe they can improve it? Do something, Apple, something that matters. Not just file infringement suits to try to parasitically drain financial gains of another. HTC!! Get some bug spray!!!

[Cicatrize]

Originally Posted by Recursion

Oh well, it's called keeping up with the times, and here, that means Apple needs to get off their asses and come up with something that competes.

This.

The iPhone was competition when it first came out because it was thin and new. There is nothing great about the iPhone anymore, and there probably never will be.

[chas123]

The '949 Patent, entitled "Touch Screen Device, Method, And Graphical User Interface For Determining Commands By Applying Heuristics," was duly and legally issued on January 20, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the '949 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

HTC should donate HP touch screen laptops to the court where the case is being heard. Their shark could nonchalantly mention at some point during the hearing that HP's had touch screen on their pc's before they had hard drives. ~20 years ago maybe?

[1454]

Originally Posted by bluedeer

It's sad when companies rely on patents for income and seem to be interested only in stifling competition or innovation, which is what Apple is famous for.

Too bad WinMo or HTC didn't patent the "cut and paste" function. Stupid idiots and their iTurds. F--- apple. And screw patents. Patents are what hurt competition in general. Patents should not be longer than 2 years now anyway.

[navymarvin]

Originally Posted by zone23

Its simple for me I hate everything about Apple.

im with you on that one thats why im just gonna read this one lol

[Recursion]

Originally Posted by 1454

Too bad WinMo or HTC didn't patent the "cut and paste" function. Stupid idiots and their iTurds. F--- apple. And screw patents. Patents are what hurt competition in general. Patents should not be longer than 2 years now anyway.

LOL!! You have a clue about what you're talking about. If it weren't for patents, nobody would be spending millions on R&D to develop new technologies. Providing the incentive to invent v. the public benefit of inventors publicly disclosing their know-how ... those are the two interests. Yeah, I guess the people who drafted Art I, Section 8 of the US Constitution were just dumb-asses ... you can re-write it all since you seem to understand this stuff so well ... and maybe you have a cooked ROM to share too...

[gTen]

Originally Posted by 1454

Too bad WinMo or HTC didn't patent the "cut and paste" function. Stupid idiots and their iTurds. F--- apple. And screw patents. Patents are what hurt competition in general. Patents should not be longer than 2 years now anyway.

Patents should not be 2 years..a patent is someone's invention and it allows you to benefit from your invention.

when you invent a device, usually it is in proto-type form and it takes 2 years just to get it out in public if lucky. If your patent did nto last a large company could just wait 2 years and rather then sharing hte profit from your invention run you out of business with money alone.

That said patents should not be put on stupid things..example..if a touch screen was invented and you add it to a mobile device and patent it..thats just dumb...There has to be a stricter limitations on the patent and of course patents should not be sold.