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The BlackBerry Infringing on Other Technologies?

Posted by samzenpus on from the norhing-is-new dept.

windwaker writes "The maker of the popular BlackBerry waits to see if he's infringing on eight other patents. If this is true, future BlackBerrys will have to be licensed differently, to compensate for the infringement."

13 of 107 comments (clear)

  1. Promotion by sirra462 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Feel like you are being looked over for promotion? Get a BlackBerry! You will be promoted in no time.

  2. This just in: by madaxe42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The national league of fruit growers have taken an interest, and intend to persue legal action due to infringment upon their patents on berries which are black.

    1. Re:This just in: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      The NAACB will be all over this, too. Jessie Juiceson announced that he will not rest until berries of all colors are affected equally by the results of the patents investigation. Supporters have taken to the streets with signs reading "Don't Squeeze the Juice!" and "Concentrate on Equality."

  3. Actually it is nine... by KiroDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're infringing my patent of something that does something with something resulting in something that is something which may or may not be used for something and including but not limited to something that does something where you enter data with something...

    1. Re:Actually it is nine... by roman_mir · · Score: 2, Funny

      that does something where you enter data with something... - your patent is too explicit and specific. It infringes on my patent of that does anything where anything/anyone do or not do anything with or without anything.

      Now pay me something! Anything?

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      You can't handle the truth.
    2. Re:Actually it is nine... by mamer-retrogamer · · Score: 2, Funny

      You forgot the part which will make your patent easily sail through the USPO:

      "on the Internet"

      -Mike

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      Schrödinger's cat is not amused—maybe.
  4. From TFA by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...has said that his engineers have created a technical workaround that can be used with all existing and future BlackBerry devices, thereby skirting the patent issue.

    Until he finds out that the patent for "workarounds for electronic devices that appear to infringe patents" has already been issued...

    Frankly I hope they sue themselves into oblivion and then maybe someone will think about reviewing the whole concept of patents.

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    Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
    1. Re:From TFA by rbanffy · · Score: 2, Funny

      If all technology companies sue themselves into oblivion, the richest organizations in the world will be law firms.

      I can't hardly imagine a world dominated by lawyers would consider patent reform.

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      http://www.dieblinkenlights.com
  5. Re:My routine by silverburn · · Score: 2, Funny

    gahd man - get a life! or at last another hours kip - most people just wait until 9am 'till they can use the office to do their /.ing...

  6. Get out of your cave! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bet you're posting from WebTV too.

    Savage.

  7. well OBVIOUSLY by sbma44 · · Score: 5, Funny

    the buttons; the plastic casing; the use of symbols to convey meaning; and of course the device's flagrant use of electricity. Face it, they were asking for this.

  8. profit! by pointbeing · · Score: 3, Funny
    This is what I do...EVERY DAY

    6:30 AM -- Get up
    6:31 AM -- Go to the bathroom
    6:32 AM -- Get coffee
    6:35 AM -- Open Firefox, go to /. and read that there's a new patent infringment case
    6:40 AM -- ?
    7:00 AM -- profit!

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    we see things not as as they are, but as we are.
    -- anais nin
  9. definitely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It definitely infringes my US patent on "doing things by pressing buttons" in numerous ways.