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70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - pdq - 11-25-2013
...or so says a jury in LA. Shocking, I know. But Apple seems to have somehow dodged this bullet. Whew!
This guy shoulda brought his case in East Texas. Juries will buy just about any story there.
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - C(-)ris - 11-25-2013
That "reporter" should be fired. Did he actually write a story or just the headline and byline?
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - pdq - 11-25-2013
I think it's spare because it's breaking news. I don't see any other articles mentioning the verdict yet.
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - silvarios - 11-25-2013
pdq wrote:
I think it's spare because it's breaking news. I don't see any other articles mentioning the verdict yet.
True. Isn't that where the patent troll NPE funded by Apple is suing Google, Samsung, etc.
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - C(-)ris - 11-25-2013
Rushing to be first to print is not an excuse for being ill written and lacking substance.
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - silvarios - 11-25-2013
Tough case for the plaintiff since the IBM Simon predates 1997.
Edit: In fact, the Nokia 9000 communicator also predates the 1997 patent.
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - Article Accelerator - 11-26-2013
silvarios wrote:
[quote=pdq]
I think it's spare because it's breaking news. I don't see any other articles mentioning the verdict yet.
True. Isn't that where
T,FTFY
http://www.american.com/archive/2013/august/the-paradox-of-patent-assertion-entities (see second paragraph)
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - silvarios - 11-26-2013
Nah, th
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - silvarios - 11-26-2013
Huh, not sure what happened to my post. Totally garbled. If you prefer PAE, that's fine. Trolling still stinks. Microsoft has long operated with such disregard, but I was shocked when Apple jumped onboard the Lodsys, SCO, and similar business plan.
I would think we agree that the smartphone inventor plaintiff had long odds as smart phones predated his patent. I'm confused by this case. Which PAE was funding it?
Re: 70 year old engineer did NOT invent smartphone in 1997 - Article Accelerator - 11-26-2013
My point is that the consortium you're referring to is not a patent troll. As the article I cited stated, "Generally not considered patent trolls are NPEs such as…licensing agents that offer enforcement and negotiation services on behalf of patent owners."