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Apple Chief Patent Lawyer Leaves After Android Loss
Hugh Pickens writes "PC Magazine reports that Richard Lutton, Apple's current chief patent lawyer, is reportedly leaving the company after failing to block Android manufacturers from using iPhone-like features. 'It's possible that Apple's leadership wants the patent department to become more effective, especially in terms of litigation,' says intellectual property analyst Florian Mueller. 'They are probably disappointed that the first ITC complaint against HTC didn't go too well.' ... In addition Apple is aggressively seeking an injunction on Samsung's flagship Galaxy lineup."
Samsung also happens to be displeased with Apple using their former legal counsel.
'It's possible that Apple's leadership wants the patent department to become more effective, especially in terms of litigation,' says intellectual property analyst Florian Mueller.
Hopefully they canned him because he counseled them to go after bogus patent infringement suits.
The Daddy casts sleep on the Baby. The Baby resists!
He wanted to leave but wanted to see the case through. Or who knows?
So instead of speculating on future Apple product we are now speculating on HR moves?
Except for ending slavery, the Nazis, communism, & securing American independence, war has never solved anything.
There will only be cockroaches and lawyers left. Of the lawyers that will be left, about 50% will be ambulance chasers, 30% patent trolls and 20% lobbyists.
Harrison's Postulate - "For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism"
Suck it.
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P.S.
I am banging Windows Phone 7 on the side.
Samsung also happens to be displeased with Apple using their former legal counsel.
Samsung should hire Richard Lutton then.
Using Samsung's former counsel is just plain dirty. Apple has an internal legal department and is purposely hiring lawyers who have inside information on Samsung. I mean come on, Apple is starting to act like Microsoft. Jobs wants anything that uses the same technologies as the iPad or iPhone to not exist because he sees as a threat for good reason. Apples only makes one model of each and there is little room for innovation. Android on the other hand has multiple manufacturers making the phones and tablets and because of they they are creating phones that can display HD and shoot video in 3D. I mean this getting shady in using former representation and then citing the Tariff Act of 1930 against HTC. I think Steve Jobs might react the same way as Eric in Billy Madison if he had to define "Business ethics".
Just because you are wrong and I called you out on it doesn't mean I am a Troll.
While Apple has done a lot of innovation in the previous years, it seems now they started to lose the innovation battle.
Since they can't innovate in tech anymore they're probably thinking they should try to innovate in the legal area... let's see how will the Apple fans digest that thought...
It's starting to appear that Florian Mueller is spamming /.?
He was long ago discredited, and yet his useless posts are showing up quite regularly as the source of /. articles. Presumably he is using /. to increase his pagerank.
I stopped reading this trash as soon as I realized he was involved in the article.
"If you see a man on a horse, he is likely an enemy. Kill the man and eat the horse."
You see how close IP and patents are?
"The likes of Facebook and WhatsApp are free to those whose privacy is of zero value."
Adding his name was flamebait. Mueller is a self-proclaimed analyst, rather than one that cogent individuals seeking referential integrity would choose, IMHO.
Pickins knew that it would up the pageview count by inserting his name is my guess.
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You are having a laugh, right? "Paid Microsoft mouth piece" is a lot more accurate. Whatever happens at any Microsoft competitor, this guy will put a negative spin on it.
What you say is true today. Given the iPad's growth and its dominance of the niche it essentially created, I doubt it will be true a year from now.
To a Lisp hacker, XML is S-expressions in drag.
In the article, Apple has not disclosed why the executive is leaving. It may be for all sorts of reasons including more time with family, better opportunity, he hates Steve Jobs, whatever. The only source cited about the possible Android link is speculation by Florian Mueller and he provides no basis for that supposition. His guess is as good as anyone else's but it is still a guess.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Florian Mueller is as much expert on IP as I am an expert on Formula One racing because I played Gran Turismo once.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
I don't like the Apple mindset, and I use an Android phone. But I have to admit that the original iPhone was revolutionary. Don't they deserve a patent for that?
How do you patent a Chief? Isnt there decades of prior art?
There is no right to feel safe thru security vaudeville at the expense of everyone's freedom, privacy and tax money.
Cites Florian Mueller; Didn't Read
of course i meant CFM; DR
Even the BBC is quoting him now, and The Register regularly quotes him and peddles his shit, although that's less of a suprise as The Register always relies on shills and people long discredited and full of shit to backup it's falsehoods- from music industry puppets, to discredited climate change denialists, to irrelevant military "experts" it's less of a suprise there. The BBC though? I'm dissapointed to say the least.
I just go a Samsung I9000 Smartphone and I'm very impressed. I think the IPhone is good, too, but it costs twice as much. Apples motto seems to be "If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em".