iPhone 5: HTC, Samsung to sue Apple

[Lost User]

Just a day ahead of iPhone 5 launch, Apple seems to be heading into legal trouble over the much-awaited device. Taiwanese electronic giant HTC aims to block iPhone 5's import in the US for patent violation. The Taiwanese manufacturer claims that Apple's new iPad and the upcoming iPhone 5 infringe upon two of its patents that ensure reliable data transfer in large volumes, according to a story in the Bloomberg Businessweek. The company has filed a case in the International Trade Commission in this matter. More..[^]

[lewax00]

Round 2...FIGHT!

[thrakazog]

That will be hilarious if they succeed. Iphone 5, now with 3G.

Play my game Gravity: IOS[^], Android[^], Windows Phone 7[^]

[LloydA111]

When will this fucking patent madness end?

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[Ravi Bhavnani]

Apple in turn is planning to sue Microsoft for infringing on one of their patents.  Apparently GraphicsPath[^] can be used to create rounded rectangles, which as everyone knows, were invented by Apple. /ravi

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[lewax00]

I think the better result is getting the iPhone 5 banned from sale in the U.S., then hearing the collective whining of the Apple fanboys.

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

Apparently GraphicsPath[^] can be used to create rounded rectangles, which as everyone knows, were invented by Apple.

Prior art: Rectangle Functions [^]

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[Ravi Bhavnani]

Didn't Apple also invent the rectangle?  Or was it Al Gore?  No - he invented the information superhighway. /ravi

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[ekolis]

Master plan: Patent the icosahedron, then sue Wizards of the Coast and everyone else who uses the d20 system!

[Clifford Nelson]

I have to agree :-D

[Clifford Nelson]

I want to know who started it. Have a feeling Apple did.

[lucien64]

I'm using the iPhone, but I would support a ban in the US - so all the supplies would go to Europe! :mad::cool::suss: :-D ;P

[lucien64]

Let me answer this: When the parties file for bankruptcy and get closed!

[lucien64]

Don't joke: rounded rectangles? That can't exist! Either they are rounded or rectangles!

[lucien64]

No! According to new findings in a soon to be published article, Al Gore created the Universe and got robbed of it from the Dark GWB!

[Ravi Bhavnani]

"Rounded" is an attribute of a rectangle.  Just as "squared" is an attribute of a circle. /ravi

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[lucien64]

According to wikipedia: In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. Sorry, but there is no room for rounded corners... :laugh: :-D . Splitting hairs is one of the favourite pass times for lawyers! But now, I think that Samsung can sue Apple for using a 16:9 aspect ratio! :omg:

[Ravi Bhavnani]

Based on your findings, I'm going to patent rounded wikis and sue both Apple and Wikipedia. ;P /ravi

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[lucien64]

A corporate lawyer once told in a seminar that before you sue, you need first looking if your target has cash. If not, it is not worth to sue (well a few exceptions apply)!