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Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by otterley »

IOT_Apprentice wrote: post #8
phire wrote: post #5

I suspect this won't actually prevent lawsuits in the Eastern district. With internet shopping and the new store just across the district line, lawyers should be able to argue that Apple is indeed doing business in the region. It will just waste a bit of lawyer time. It almost feels like Apple is punishing the region for it's patent troll supporting ways.

Should they not punish the region? The Eastern district is corrupt.

I can't see how it makes sense to punish the customers for the behavior of a Federal district judge who isn't elected by them. (The President appoints Federal judges and the Senate confirms them.)

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by dublo7 »

ironcan wrote: post #4

Would such a move be enough to not be under the jurisdiction of the Eastern District? Google doesn't have any store there yet that doesn't stop any patent troll.

Google's army of lawyers and cash reserves keeps patent trolls away. Pt try to go after little and medium companies who don't have the time or resources to fight back. It's way cheaper to write a check and make the problem go away, rather than fight via expensive lawyers or getting audited before the shakedown.

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by dmitriid »

vfclists wrote: post #13

The rich irony of a company that patented round corners taking the high moral ground against patent "trolls" or whatever their called

They patented the design of iPad which included specifically rounded corners among many other things.

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by skywhopper »

phire wrote: post #5

I suspect this won't actually prevent lawsuits in the Eastern district. With internet shopping and the new store just across the district line, lawyers should be able to argue that Apple is indeed doing business in the region. It will just waste a bit of lawyer time. It almost feels like Apple is punishing the region for it's patent troll supporting ways.

The new store is really pretty close to at least one of the old ones. The risk is huge to a company like Apple so from a business POV it makes a ton of sense.

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by kstrauser »

sadris wrote: post #9
giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think they expect it to prevent lawsuits, I think they're making a statement.

They should make a statement to Australia and block access and sales to the entire country for their anti encryption law.

I think their current statement is "this is dumb and we're ignoring it".

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by thorwasdfasdf »

otterley wrote: post #11
IOT_Apprentice wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should they not punish the region? The Eastern district is corrupt.

I can't see how it makes sense to punish the customers for the behavior of a Federal district judge who isn't elected by them. (The President appoints Federal judges and the Senate confirms them.)

At least it draws attention to the matter which helps in the long run. You need awareness of the issue, for it to make it into the public debate. Right now, most voting people don't understand the evils of patent trolling.

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by tooltalk »

looks like Apple is shopping around.

I guess we are going to see more cases landing on the desk of Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District. Koh is obviously known for her landmark decisions in Apple vs Samsung and other cases that overtly favored Apple. Samsung, for instance, despite having won a ITC case and a SCOTUS decision on limiting damage on design infringement, saw their ITC victory reversed/pardoned by Obama and Apple's hometown jury rewarding almost everything Apple had asked for.

Legal observers see it's no coincidence that the FTC filed their on-going antitrust case against Qualcomm in Koh's court, in Apple's front yard.

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by monochromatic »

kevin_b_er wrote: post #3

It seems quite reasonable for apple to avoid the renegade court. The court is known to intentionally violate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to the benefit of patent holders.[1] You must seek permission from the renegade judge in order to file Summary Judgement. "A party may move for summary judgment" They may not move for summary judgement, because the judge denies this in this court. "The court should state on…

They violate the FRCP? Please explain. (Your link is broken.)

Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls

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Post by monochromatic »

IOT_Apprentice wrote: post #8
phire wrote: post #5

I suspect this won't actually prevent lawsuits in the Eastern district. With internet shopping and the new store just across the district line, lawyers should be able to argue that Apple is indeed doing business in the region. It will just waste a bit of lawyer time. It almost feels like Apple is punishing the region for it's patent troll supporting ways.

Should they not punish the region? The Eastern district is corrupt.

Oh please. The fact that you don’t like patents doesn’t mean that judges who disagree are corrupt.
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