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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Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#3It 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 the record the reasons for granting or denying the motion." The court does not, because the judge will deny permission to file the motion that would have them explain why they are denying a summary judgement motion.
I consider their willful breaking of the civil rules "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts". That is to say, I consider it judicial misconduct. The court is corrupt and broken by patent greed. Apple is right to avoid this den of misconduct.
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Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#4Would 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.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#5I 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.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#6I 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.
I don't think they expect it to prevent lawsuits, I think they're making a statement.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#7It 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…
Agreed. My previous company has to deal with trolls like this. They somehow managed a patent on turning 2d pictures into 3d panoramas which Google and iPhone do in the phones. We used software from Germany but since it violated the patent and we were tiny, boom lawsuit. This supreme Court ruling saved the company because we got it transferred to our state and the judge laughed them away.
It would be like suing a grocery store because Microsoft word violated you're spell check patent.
They only go after like guys who can't fight back.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#8I 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.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#9I 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.
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.
Re: Apple to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas to Fight Patent Trolls
#10I 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.
I don't think they expect it to prevent lawsuits, I think they're making a statement.
agreed. Further if they can convince other tech companies not to pander to this district, they may reconsider their position. This has long been a money play by that judge/lawyers in the area.