Graphics Rendering Patent Suits Target Apple, Samsung, HTC, RIM, LG and Sony

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Graphics Rendering Patent Suits Target Apple, Samsung, HTC, RIM, LG and Sony

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @09:16PM from the i-invented-the-pixel dept.

angry tapir writes "Formerly known as Silicon Graphics, Graphics Properties Holdings has filed six separate patent cases against Apple, Samsung, Research In Motion, HTC, Sony and LG with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The patent at issue in the lawsuits relates to floating point calculations to render graphics, and is registered as patent number 8,144,158 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office."

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New line of business by Thanshin · 2012-03-27 21:23 · Score: 3, Funny

"Silicon Graphics -> Graphics Properties Holdings"
Now you have to change your name when you go from "making and selling" to "patent trolling"?
Ludicrous! What will be next? Bankers renaming themselves to Society Leeches?
1. Re:New line of business by jones_supa · 2012-03-27 22:09 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  *Lowers the grammar nazi shotgun*
Re:An cue the standard reply by arisvega · 2012-03-27 22:25 · Score: 4, Funny

I have this mental image of a lone clerk in the patent office somewhere, mindlessly whacking a rubber stamp on everything shoved in front of his face, while staring off into the distance with glazed-over eyes.
And then this lone clerck in the patent office comes up with the theory of relativity. I know, right?

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Re:Et tu, SGI? by Sique · 2012-03-27 22:54 · Score: 3, Funny

So tell me what you are administering right now, so I can avoid it due to it becoming first obsolete and then nasty :)

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Re:Fear not, rest of world. Patent trolling is pro by Opportunist · 2012-03-27 23:14 · Score: 4, Funny

So patent trolls are terrrrrists? Interesting theory, let's see...
Hate us for our freedom to produce and innovate? Check.
Cripple the economy? Check.
Try to influence politics by their practices? Check.
I think you're on to something here...

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