“The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just handed down its opinion on Apple’s appeal of the ITC’s March 2012 dismissal of its three-patent complaint against now-Google-owned Motorola Mobility,” Florian Müller reports for FOSS Patents. “The ITC decision has been reversed in part and vacated in part, and remanded to the U.S. trade agency for further proceedings with respect to two Apple multi-touch patents that have been asserted and could be reasserted anytime against Samsung: U.S. Patent No. 7,663,607 on a ‘multipoint touchscreen,’ and U.S. Patent No. 7,812,828 on an ‘ellipse fitting for multi-touch surfaces.'”
“Today’s remand decision gives Apple another opportunity to win a U.S. import ban against the Google subsidiary’s Android-based devices, which would have the Android ecosystem at large concerned,” Müller reports. “The ‘607 patent, a potentially very powerful hardware patent, was deemed invalid by the ITC. But the Federal Circuit finds the ITC’s reasoning deficient as far as claim 10 of the patent — one of the claims asserted by Apple — is concerned. The ITC will have to make a new determination, and based on the appellate decision, claim 10 may ultimately be found valid, in which case Google faces an infringement problem.”
Müller reports, “Without a doubt, Samsung, which is represented by the same law firm against Apple as Motorola Mobility (Quinn Emanuel), has been watching this appeal with great concern, and will be very unhappy about today’s decision.”
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i don’t know when I read this headline, the words of cypress hill came to mind, “when the sh!t goes down, ya bettabe ready”.
My conclusion:
#1. The ITC is staffed by Windows & Android users, and are therefore Apple haters.
#2. The upper echelons holding the levers of power are Apple lovers.
#3. ITC, Google, Samsung, et al. are f***ed.
Welcome back BLN!
BLN has been back for at least a week. As long as he keeps on his meds regiment, he’s a welcome companion.
The ITC fscks up yet once again. Who can fire these bozos? Does it have to be the President?
My US government is so thoroughly fracked up at this point, I expect total incompetence and citizen abuse at every turn. Too many sociopaths have spoiled the soup. It’s time to throw it to the dogs and start from scratch once again.
There’s nothing wrong with the recipe, as long as the cooks are forced to follow it.
Apple should go on an import ban spending spree now. Wonder if Google had the foresight to see this coming and thats the reason for the motox being assembled in the USA. I’d say no cause google aren’t that clever but yes cause they are devious bastards
It’s only fitting that the home page of Quinn Emanuel is 100% flash based — a technology that is past its prime.
Great job digging deep!
Microsoft recently won an import ban, but is suing the Government for not acting on it. Someone wake me once Justice is served.
Who the H runs the ITC? the same guy who sell Falafel in queens?
ITC Staff. IDOTS, DUMB, PAID OFF….take your pick!