The ITC staff has recommended (and the judge is likely to rule) that Nokia shouldn’t be found liable for violating four of Apple’s patents, a development that was reported as a big win for Nokia by all three news services,” P.E.D. reports. “It is a setback for Apple, says Mueller, but only a minor one. These are just four of dozens of patents with which Apple has sued Nokia, HTC and Motorola (MOT) — the last two proxies for Apple’s larger battle against Google (GOOG) and its Android operating system.”
P.E.D. reports, “Moreover, the four patents that the ITC staff has ruled on are far from the most important ones.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Rule of Law is with Apple
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Will wait next year.
Meantime Buy AAPL stocks!!!!!!
It will be $401 when this ruling is given.
And why the fsck should they not be held liable for breaking the law?
@ pancake–
Because patent law is a matter of interpretation, and sadly, many of the people who make these rulings don’t understand the technology.
It seems to me that the real culprit here is the Patent Office.
The confuzed1:
Patent law is NOT a matter of interpretation. The defense of patent infringement may try very hard to convince a court of law that interpretation is at the root of the infringement in order to avoid liability. Obfuscation of issues is a common strategy and tactic in defense of patent violations, but patents are not awarded randomly and much scrutiny is applied throughout the process including the public right to dispute patents before they are granted and approved. There a exceptions to every rule and some patents may be errant, but in high profile patent filings by companies like Apple you can be sure that the utmost scrutiny and examining is exercised.
All of the Thieves will Pay up Next Year including,
HTC, Nokia, & Motorola.
Hey Eric T. Mole, Hear that, Ur ass is Grass.
Even if its Just 4 the (Pinch/Zoom & CoverFlow) Nokia will be held Liable Because it was Apple who Brought that Technology to the Forefront & have Been Awarded Many Patents which is now Apple’s Intellectual Property.
(Mark my Word) They will Pay up.
We’ve been pushing the state-of-the-art in every facet of design… We’ve been innovating like crazy for the last few years on this and we’ve filed for over 200 patents for all of the inventions in iPhone. And we intend to protect them. – Apple CEO Steve Jobs when unveiling iPhone, January 9, 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7945084053124129040#
All of you blind followers are also hypocrites. Let someone sue Apple for patent infringement and the answer is ” patent system is flawed”. Let Apple sue someone and the answer is “the defendant needs to die”.
Sounds like Rush Limbaugh claiming government sucks and taxes need to be zero, then supporting billions of spending on the military machine.
Must have really big mouths to be able to talk out both sides of it.
If Rush said taxes should be zero- I am all for it! They bleed me dry and they still are taxing
Government does suck- have you seen those idiots! Rich they are and yet they say they are for the poor?! Have they ever had to work there lives away for 25k a year! Bastards!
Spend what they will on military. Most of it is made in the USA. So jobs are made and people are not on the welfare system. Other parts of the US exports a lot to other countries.
Based on this, I am in full agreement with Rush. Makes sense.
With Apple, at least they work there arse’s off to make something beyound the ordinary. So, I have to agree with it. Help Apple and burn the others. We benefit from better designs and trouble free systems. At least, the most trouble free I have used!
Ummmm, Not seeing your point really. Oh well.
Really?!?! +1
Hypocrite: the man who murdered both his parents… pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Ok all you teatards go off and die now – without the politically motivated backing you are dead in the water because shit floats on the water.
This is a Mac forum, take yourselves all to the sewer for a nice shower now, Jerry Springer will be there to give you your bones.
@ Really?!?!
Not big mouths, but really, really big, extended keyboards.
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@iAppleTennisU:-)
why are you always trying to sell me apple shares?
did you make apple stock your new bank account?
It is virtually impossible to build a phone without using technology patented by Nokia. Nokia made iPhone-like phones before it was a dream at Cupertino.
@ Really?!?!:
“..claiming government sucks and taxes need to be zero”
No one has EVER said that “taxes need to be zero”. Typical liberal spinsmanship & obfuscation of the legitimate fact that taxes & spending are indeed way out of control..And SMALLER & LIMITED govt is the cry, not ‘Govt sucks’ as you want to distort it to mean. These are pretty SIMPLE principles lost on the Socialists cretans..
What bothers me is the spin put on this news by
Bloomberg, Reuters and the IDG News Service.
Reputably these are dependable sources. Where
does one go for reliable news?
@Arctic
I Think you Brain just Froze in Spin cycle son.
Quote from Arctic “Nokia made iPhone-like phones before it was a dream at Cupertino.”
Arctic, What planet and rock did you just climb out from under to say such unreliable Unbelievable B.S.?
Nokia Made cheap throw away garbage for years and only now are they attempting “and falling” to copy Apple.
Its clear you Apple Haters get your Spin Vomit from the same worthless news sites, the talking points are all the same and very predictable.
The worse part of all this is that so many people can’t or wont think for themselves, They need someone else to tell them what to say, how to say it and when to say it.
Mindless freaks all around, Always a sideshow to be seen and for free.
But it is still sad.