nsane.forums Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 It's been very quiet on the Patent Wars front the past few weeks, with very little noise made since the Apple/HTC deal. But now Apple has been found guilty of infringing three MobileMedia patents. Whoever started the smartphone patent wars opened up the biggest can of worms. Apple, Samsung, HTC, Google and Microsoft; they are all involved. And for the most part it’s Apple’s mobile products that most of them are accused of plagiarising. But now it’s time for Apple to experience the ignominy of infringing other companies patents themselves. MobileMedia Ideas LLC has won a lawsuit in which Apple were accused of infringing on three patents. The patents centre on the camera phone, call handling and call rejection. While there is no word on damages being awarded yet; when that happens, MobileMedia CEO Larry Horn has said that they could be “substantial.” MobileMedia, a joint venture between Sony and Nokia, sued Apple back in 2010 for infringing on 14 of its patents with the iPhone and iPod, but the case eventually focused on just three patents. MobileMedia said it that Apple would cause “irreparable injury” to their business if they were allowed to use their patented inventions in the iPhone without licensing them. Horn did say “we’re [MobileMedia] not in the litigation business.” Steve Bauer, a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP said in a statement: This was a very difficult case. It required us to take the jury back to 1994-1998, when these technologies were first invented. Apple’s stock fell 1.7% ($9.31), but they are still at the dizzy heights of $529.69. They have also refused to comment on the verdict. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Do unto others what you want others do unto you :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 You reap what you sow I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I love it when those sods infringe on each other - it benefits end Users like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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