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US Patent Office Invalidates Apple's "Rubber Banding" Patent
bhagwad writes "The patent that was the cause of so much grief to Samsung in the recently concluded trial with Apple has been tentatively invalidated by the USPTO. The challenge was filed anonymously, but it obviously could have been filed by any smartphone manufacturer. Will this have an effect on further proceedings in the case or perhaps more importantly on the inevitable appeal?"
Seen this on terminals long ago think they were zerox, while it didnt bounce it did behave like it had weight an friction. Oh I forgot "On a Cell Phone"
Why can't this crap happening DURING the trial?
The patent situation has gotten completely out of control. What was once the very capitalist means to inspire and reward creativity is now the very anti-capitalist means to stifle competition and commit lawfare.
The patent system need to be reformed as badly as any government run bureaucracy ever has. It's not just in the US either, these problems are epidemic on a world wide scale. When lawyers become more important in product development than engineers you know the system has reached a crisis point.
Because the USPO is paid for by fees.
Fugue for Aaron Swartz
And rather too late. Apple clearly knows that it's idiotic patents won't hold up in the long run. What counts is that a competitor was hamstrung for some period of time. The object of the game isn't to ban products; Apple knows perfectly well that sooner or later the bulk of its patents are going to be rejected. The point is to cripple competition just long enough to release its own products.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
This is what the rascal Florian Mueller has to say:
I stopped reading there, anything Florian Mueller has to say is irrelevant.
Can somebody please offer a cluebat to the BBC, who keep quoting him as though anything he has to say is worthwhile? Thank you.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
Apple genuinely believes Android infringed...
Apple does not genuinely believe anything except that it must defend its margins by fair means or foul.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.