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Microsoft, Apple sued over touch-screens
The patent was filed by Chuang Li in 1999 and granted in 2003. Among the gadgets which have allegedly infringed on the patent are Microsoft’s Zune, Apple’s iPod classic and nano, LG’s Chocolate VX8500 and Philips' GoGear. Apple is facing the brunt of the storm, as Tsera asserts that they have been aware of the patent since September of 04, and have been knowingly infringing since.
Given Apple’s deliberate defiance, Tsera is seeking “enhanced damages” from them – but only expects standard damages from the rest. The filing requests a jury trial, which are a rarity in these types of cases. All who think Tsera will be laughed out of court, say I.
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Guest
on July 21, 2009 1:58 PM |
It seems to me that the suit all rotates on how you define the word "touchpad" - if you consider the entire screen a touchpad then i suppose they have a case, but i don't think any one would conclude that when you buy a monitor your really paying for a "touchpad" that has an additional feature of a viewable monitor. |
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polidiotic
on July 21, 2009 2:02 PM |
I wish they would be laughed out of court... but these days? I dunno man. You'd think that if this were so important to them, they'd bring it up in 2003/2004. Friggin' opportunists. |
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Guest
on July 21, 2009 2:22 PM |
They are not disputing the new ipod they are disputing the classic, the one with the touchpad not the touchscreen, i bet they are gonna clean up as most of the companies involved will settle out of court. |
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HaMsTeYr
on July 21, 2009 2:23 PM |
I don't think It'll past but anyway... on a side note, no one noticed that the Philips GoGear was called the Philips GoFear???? XD |
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Matthew
on July 21, 2009 2:30 PM |
@Hamsteyr: Haha.. fixed it in the local story. "GoFear" was pulled directly from the linked story. Thanks for pointing it out. |
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polidiotic
on July 21, 2009 2:52 PM |
Guest said: They are not disputing the new ipod they are disputing the classic, the one with the touchpad not the touchscreen, i bet they are gonna clean up as most of the companies involved will settle out of court. The article says touch-screen and touch-pad. |
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polidiotic
on July 21, 2009 2:56 PM |
Ahh, I see where it describes the patent. Maybe they should be more specific... as touch-screen can be interpreted to be completely different from a touch-pad. |
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Tekkaraiden
on July 21, 2009 8:15 PM |
I'm amused that Apple and Microsoft or on the same side of a lawsuit. That has got to be giving them both chills. |
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HaMsTeYr
on July 21, 2009 10:26 PM |
lol I myself noticed that i typed past instead of pass >_> oh well. Philips' player must be pretty good to chase the fear away hahaha Microsoft and Apple's lawyers would probably stop this one no problem... >_> big corporations such as themselves have ways of escaping trouble... |
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