Great article from Daniel Eran Dilger at AppleInsider.
3 thoughts on “Copying vs patent infringement”
Jury votes with common sense = Apple wins
Jury votes based on letter of the law = Apple loses
Unfortunately, I think it’s that simple. I suspect the jury will reach a verdict fairly quickly on this one, though figuring out damages will likely take MUCH longer. Then of course the whole thing will be thrown out in the appeals process anyway.
No Incomprehensigraph. FAIL!
If common sense rules, then Apple are going to lose big time. Now that Samsung has taken to the stand, we have been shown that Apple basically ripped off some of the features they are claiming to have invented. The bounce effect, rounded icons on a grid, and zooming, all of them were done back in 2004, and earlier. The company that created them even demoed the technology to Apple, and funnily enough, it ends up in the iPhone. Apple’s retort? That the device didn’t zoom “diagonally”, lol. Wouldn’t have taken much effort for Apple to steal all those ideas and merely add one more –diagonal zooming.
Samsung should have these patents invalidated now.
Jury votes with common sense = Apple wins
Jury votes based on letter of the law = Apple loses
Unfortunately, I think it’s that simple. I suspect the jury will reach a verdict fairly quickly on this one, though figuring out damages will likely take MUCH longer. Then of course the whole thing will be thrown out in the appeals process anyway.
No Incomprehensigraph. FAIL!
If common sense rules, then Apple are going to lose big time. Now that Samsung has taken to the stand, we have been shown that Apple basically ripped off some of the features they are claiming to have invented. The bounce effect, rounded icons on a grid, and zooming, all of them were done back in 2004, and earlier. The company that created them even demoed the technology to Apple, and funnily enough, it ends up in the iPhone. Apple’s retort? That the device didn’t zoom “diagonally”, lol. Wouldn’t have taken much effort for Apple to steal all those ideas and merely add one more –diagonal zooming.
Samsung should have these patents invalidated now.