Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by ianox » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:17 PM UTC

Apple granted broad mobile patent
macworld.co.uk

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

#2

Post by freehunter » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:48 PM UTC

>"Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO, may finally get his wish and see Android devices ... completely taken off the market."

Was the author not reading the news last October?

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by smackfu » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:51 PM UTC

I don't really trust anyone to properly interpret patents.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by nicholassmith » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:51 PM UTC

If Apple decides to use them it'll take years for it to litigate, and they'll probably be proved invalid in the process.

Don't fear poor Android phones, you're safe for now.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by StavrosK » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:52 PM UTC

Don't be silly, that would mean that something would change in the patent system.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by watmough » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:52 PM UTC

Apple fanboi that I am, freely admitted, my Nexus 7 is wonderful, and I think the granting of this entire patent is insane.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by salmanapk » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:57 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #2

>"Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO, may finally get his wish and see Android devices ... completely taken off the market." Was the author not reading the news last October?

What are you referring to?

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by backprojection » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 2:57 PM UTC

nicholassmith wrote: post #4

If Apple decides to use them it'll take years for it to litigate, and they'll probably be proved invalid in the process. Don't fear poor Android phones, you're safe for now.

I'm curious what happens if you're wrong though. Suppose they successfully push on this and android devices are taken off the market, or priced so high to cover licensing fees that people won't buy them.

What recourse does Google have? Presumably they can't sue the patent office for granting ridiculous patents that ultimately drive them out of business.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by huggyface » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 3:00 PM UTC

Ridiculous headline (the submission simply mirroring the original article) that is the sort of hysterical end-of-times interpretation of patents that has yielded so many nonsensical, time-wasting discussions before.

Re: Apple granted broad mobile patent

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Post by wwwtyro » Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 3:02 PM UTC

So, my question is: given all the controversy in the (tech) media over patents lately, how is the patent office able to rationalize granting (what appears to me to be) a very bad patent?