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Motorola Loses ITC Case Against Apple for Proximity Sensor Patents

Posted by Unknown on from the bogus-patents-for-all dept.

New submitter Rideak writes with this excerpt from CNet about an ITC ruling against Motorola in their case against Apple for violating a few of their proximity sensor patents: "The U.S. International Trade Commission today ended Motorola's case against Apple, which accused the iPhone and Mac maker of patent infringement. In a ruling (PDF), the ITC said that Apple was not violating Motorola's U.S. patent covering proximity sensors, which the commission called 'obvious.' It was the last of six patents Motorola aimed at Apple as part of an October 2010 complaint."

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  1. Tech can be obvious by linatux · · Score: 4, Insightful

    but round corners can't?

    1. Re:Tech can be obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

      Design and utility are separate things. Karma whoring with a tired meme eventually has to stop.

      Rounded corners are not a technical invention; they're part of a distinctive design. No one is prohibited from using rounded corners.

    2. Re:Tech can be obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well of course round corners aren't patentable. That's why Apple didn't try to patent them. You apparently need some education (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent).

    3. Re:Tech can be obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Bullshit, rounded corners are not "distinctive". Apple never, ever should get any protection whatsoever from using them.

  2. Re:Strategy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A better strategy is to keep your patents tight, instead of loose.