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Firm Seeks To Ban Mobile Companies' Imports To US

Posted by Soulskill on from the even-silly-patent-claims-are-bigger-in-texas dept.

snydeq writes "Texas-based Saxon Innovations has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission to bar six companies — including Research in Motion, Palm, and Nokia — from importing handheld devices into the US. At issue are three patents that Saxon purchased in July 2007; a patent for keypad monitor with keypad activity-based activation; a patent for an apparatus and method for disabling interrupt marks in processors or the like; and a patent for a device and method for interprocessor communication by using mailboxes owned by processor devices. Saxon, with five employees, purchased about 180 US patents formerly owned by Advanced Micro Devices or Legerity in 2007, according to its ITC complaint."

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  1. You know what they say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you can't innovate, litigate!

    1. Re:You know what they say... by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

      And if you can't litigate, fumigate!

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    2. Re:You know what they say... by Daimanta · · Score: 2, Funny

      "And if you can't litigate, fumigate!"
      And if you can't fumigate, Watergate!
      And if you can't Watergate, fornicate!
      And if you can't fornicate, read Slashdot!

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    3. Re:You know what they say... by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you can't read slashdot, complain that ubuntu won't run MS Word so then you can't get a degree?

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    4. Re:You know what they say... by thegrassyknowl · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you can't fumigate, masturbate... and it seems that's exactly what they're doing. Bloody wankers.

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    5. Re:You know what they say... by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Funny

      Bloody? That's gotta be pretty furious then.

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  2. Until.... by maz2331 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just until they threaten a company with large revenues run as a mob front and their office is suddenly visited by Luca Brasi and Furio....

  3. Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Speaking as a non-American, I think this is fantastic! The faster the ban happens the better! What an excellent way to make sure that the US lags in technology and becomes non-competitive. Neat way to destroy your technology lead.

    Now if we can encourage you to do the same in other fields of endeavor. Shakes head with wonder and disbelief.

  4. Re:Domestic Industry? by conureman · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think the lesson here is that the system was designed with some basic assumptions about the "anybody" who would be running it, but the Founding Fathers were not aware that The Enlightenment would be just a temporary aberration.

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  5. Re:Litigation is expensive by MadMidnightBomber · · Score: 2, Funny

    The iPhone doesn't have a keyboard because Steve Jobs hates people.

    Fixed that for you.

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