Apple, HP sued over online build-to-order systems

“A Texas company called Clear With Computers is suing Apple and HP over their configuration system for custom orders, as well as the companies’ parts inventory systems,” Justin Berka reports for Ars Technica.

“Conveniently filed in the ‘rocket docke’ Eastern District of Texas, the suit alleges that the companies are infringing on patents 5,615,342 and 5,367,627, which essentially cover a system for preparing price quotes, and an electronic parts catalog. From a quick skim, the patents seem to only vaguely resemble the current Apple build-to-order process, and it’s also worth noting that the patent talks about companies printing out quotes rather than fulfilling orders electronically,” Berka reports.

Full article here.

Clear With Computers, LLC v. Apple, Inc., et al. via Justia Docs here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lurker_PC” for the heads up.]

39 Comments

  1. Here we go again.
    Obviously there is no end to the cheap low life companies wanting to weasel “their” dollar out of Apple’s profits.

    I get payback by not buying from them (like Tiger Direct is not in my bookmarks anymore after their bitch about the operating system Tiger). I’ll give my $50,000 a year tech budget to a more Apple friendly company thank you.

  2. As soon as I read the headline, I knew it was going to be a BS patent lawsuit. Why do we allow concepts to be patented?? While they’re at it, where’s the suit against nearly every other online computer seller?? Sheesh. Bailiff, kick this nut in the butt…

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