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Taiwan University Sues Apple Over Siri Patents

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-good-for-the-goose dept.

Rambo Tribble writes "Reuters is reporting that Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against Apple claiming patent infringement by the Siri voice-recognition software. At issue are two patents dating to 2007 and 2010. From the article: 'The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, on Friday, it said. "We filed that lawsuit in the Texas court because it processes faster and its rulings are usually in favor of patent owners and the compensations are usually higher," said Yama Chen, legal manager of National Cheng Kung, in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan.'"

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  1. SIRI !! WHAT THAT MEANS ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I want to know !!

  2. At least they are honest about it. by sycodon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We filed that lawsuit in the Texas court because it processes faster and its rulings are usually in favor of patent owners and the compensations are usually higher..."

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    1. Re:At least they are honest about it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I just said the same thing aloud. There is something worth noting here about full disclosure of intent that the rest of the 'civilized' world should have learned a long time ago.

  3. Can two wrongs make a right? by cupantae · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe Chinese patent trolls will eventually alert US patent supporters to how stupid the system is.

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