“The lawsuit, in context with Apple specifically, appears to be concerning the sale of goods through Apple’s iTunes and App Stores via an iPad or iPhone in a manner claimed in the patents-in-suit,” Purcher reports. “According to court documents, ‘plaintiff [Olympic Developments AG, LLC] is informed and believes that Apple owns, operates, advertises, controls, sells and otherwise provides hardware, software and websites for ‘online music, application and bookstore services’ including via the iPad and iPhone (‘the Apple devices’) and iTunes Store and App Store (‘the Apple websites’), both accessible through the Apple devices and via the iTunes software client. Upon information and belief, Apple has infringed and continues to infringe one or more claims of the ‘585 patent by making, using, providing, offering to sell, and selling (directly or through intermediaries), in this district and elsewhere in the United States, systems and methods for purchasing products and services and processing corresponding financial transactions, including via the Apple websites and Apple devices.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
Patent trolls the world over coming out of the wood work. I say again that Patents should only be given out to those companies that actually put out real products for sale. Patent troll lawsuits have gotten way out of hand. Yes Apple sues for Patents to but it actually makes products that those Patents actually are attributed too.
Patent trolls the world over coming out of the wood work. I say again that Patents should only be given out to those companies that actually put out real products for sale. Patent troll lawsuits have gotten way out of hand. Yes Apple sues for Patents to but it actually makes products that those Patents actually are attributed too.
Gee … and they just noticed?
Gee … and they just noticed?
Another one of these broad, generic concept patents. Good luck suing everyone that does online transaction processing. Look at the patents.
Another one of these broad, generic concept patents. Good luck suing everyone that does online transaction processing. Look at the patents.
This will be thrown out. People should be able to patent their ideas however if you go after someone with one of these lawsuits, you should have to pay their legal costs if you lose.
This will be thrown out. People should be able to patent their ideas however if you go after someone with one of these lawsuits, you should have to pay their legal costs if you lose.
Hey Apple baby, I have this guy Vini, outside. If yous wants to do bizness, you must first do bizness wit us. It’s an insuance policy. Wouldn’t want to see anytin happen to your nice store heres. Glad talkin wit ya.
Hey Apple baby, I have this guy Vini, outside. If yous wants to do bizness, you must first do bizness wit us. It’s an insuance policy. Wouldn’t want to see anytin happen to your nice store heres. Glad talkin wit ya.
Actually they’re selling services. Problem solved!
Actually they’re selling services. Problem solved!
What a bunch of arseholes.
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What a bunch of arseholes.
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Apple’s not the only company that has valid patents.
DaPigs have gotta pay daPiper and den daPope. Do you understand Danilko 1? You betta.
Apple’s not the only company that has valid patents.
DaPigs have gotta pay daPiper and den daPope. Do you understand Danilko 1? You betta.
Overly broad.
Overly broad.
Let’s wait until the International Olympics slams them for using the name without permission.
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@ b9bot:
That’s an uninformed idea. Basically, you’re saying that every individual person or small company with a brilliant invention should have to morph into a global manufacturing company in order to see a DIME of the profit from their invention? Bad idea.
Good idea: Make sure stupid patents aren’t issued, and make it easier to defend and invalidate those bad patents that do get issued.
Your proposal would mean that only huge international corporations would be allowed to get patents. Are you really in favor of large corporations becoming even more powerful?
@ b9bot:
That’s an uninformed idea. Basically, you’re saying that every individual person or small company with a brilliant invention should have to morph into a global manufacturing company in order to see a DIME of the profit from their invention? Bad idea.
Good idea: Make sure stupid patents aren’t issued, and make it easier to defend and invalidate those bad patents that do get issued.
Your proposal would mean that only huge international corporations would be allowed to get patents. Are you really in favor of large corporations becoming even more powerful?
You can patent that? When you see all the unique things Apple has brought to the world being copied by everyone, something like this just makes you wonder.
You can patent that? When you see all the unique things Apple has brought to the world being copied by everyone, something like this just makes you wonder.
So they’re suing Apple etc. for taking credit cards to make purchases? Visa and Mastercard may have something to say about this . . .