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Move Over Apple - Samsung Files For a Patent On Page Turn

Posted by samzenpus on from the here-I-am-on-the-road-again-there-I-am-up-on-the-stage dept.

Nate the greatest writes "Remember last year when Apple received a patent on the faux page curl in iBooks? Lots of people laughed at the idea that Apple could patent the page turn, but not Samsung. The gadget maker has just filed for their own page turn patent. The paperwork explains in great detail what the page turn looks like, how the software would work, and what on screen gestures could be used to turn the page."

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  1. OBVIOUS! by chromaexcursion · · Score: 4, Interesting

    why do patent inspectors spend more than 2 seconds on dreck like this before denying it.

  2. My theory by ganjadude · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the issue seems to be that the patent officials either

    A - dont spend even 1 second and just stamp it if it comes from a known company
    or
    B - the patent officers dont understand what they are looking at, yet dont want to sound stupid, so they stamp it

    at least thats my theor

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  3. Re:Don't you think its wrong though by walterbyrd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    > Don't you think its wrong though that Apple spends billions of dollars and then have someone else come along and copy it

    Like what? What great invention - that Apple spend billions of dollars on - was stolen from Apple? Please be very specific.

  4. Re:If I were by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It would be better though, if all the legitimate big players in the patent games would just declare a truce

    They did try that but Apple and a bunch of random patent trolls wouldn't play ball. In Apple's case it is because they don't have any valuable technology patents, only daft design patents on rounded corners and the like. Even if there was a truce Apple would still need to license tech patents under FRAND terms, but no-one needs their patent on page curling.

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