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How To Avoid Infringing On Apple's Patents

Posted by Soulskill on from the easy-as-pie dept.

bdking writes "In a public legal brief (PDF), Apple offers numerous design alternatives that Samsung could have used for its smartphones and tablets to avoid infringing on Apple's patents. Basically, as long as competitors' smartphones and tablets bear no resemblance to smartphones and tablets, everything's cool."

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  1. How to avoid... by ackthpt · · Score: 1, Troll
    • Obtain 5 gallon bucket
    • Fill half way with instant concrete
    • Add 1 gallon water
    • Stir well
    • Insert head all the way into mix
    • Congratulations, you are no longer infringing on any of Apple's patents (you ain't doin' nuthin!)
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  2. Re:ok so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Samsung is the only developer that's close to being even or taking over Apple in the market

    If, by "close to," you mean "not close at all," then yes, you're absolutely right. And you're also right in saying that there's nothing derivative or copycat about Samsung's designs, aside from the fact that they are faithful copies of Apple's designs, right down to the packaging.

    Go learn what a design patent covers, and why these individual design choices are protected when used IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER to understand why Apple has a legitimate complaint. Nokia's new Lumia managed to avoid infringing design patents, and yet is one of the nicer-looking phones released recently - by many reports, a nicer unit than a vast majority of the Android handsets on the market today. How did Nokia manage to build a phone that avoids infringing, yet Samsung - with all it's MARKET-CRUSHING prowess and amazing innovative technology - couldn't?

    Fuck right off with your Samsung apologia. They produced a cheap Asian knockoff of a successful product, and now are getting hit with penalties for taking the easy route, rather than build something novel. Tough shit.

  3. Re:That's right, Apple has a monopoly on smart by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 0, Troll

    So from all the companies Apple could have chosen to establish a precedent, which would actually help their case against Samsung, they just happened to choose the company that is one of their biggest part suppliers ? I don't buy it. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar: Apple went after Samsung because they were brazenly ripping off the iPhone look.

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