Apple is going DOWN

[uebermann]

Lets cut the snarky remarks please. Both of you.

[Professor]

I still don't understand your point, Eric.

I've posted the actual patent that Apple filed. It says that it's for an electronic device, with the following design. Then they have 9 pictures of a rectangle with rounded corners and a screen. It's quite literally a 4-page patent. The official PDF is linked. How can you still say that they didn't patent a rectangular phone?

Just because they didn't sue Nokia is meaningless. They could have. But, they chose not to. They chose to sue the maker who was most competitive with them.

If you copied the latest Stephen King book and started selling it on the street, would it still be illegal even if King doesn't sue you? If you kill someone but the police don't charge you with a crime, is it still illegal?

[eric]

[Professor]

[exploited]

Dude, honestly, forget about it. I went through all this with him already. I even provided a link to a reputable tech site that says one of the infringements sued for was that Samsung used a rounded rectangular phone. The same link says that Apples lawyers argued to the court that they said this entitles Apple to exclusive rights to rounded rectangular cellular devices. That same link shows that this was accepted by the jury, who found in Apple's favour.

His response is "No, they didn't."

There is nothing more you can say. Walk away. That is what I did.

[eric]

[eric]

[Professor]

[Professor]

[exploited]