SO...... Apple is being sued by all sorts of patent trolls that have the very same type of patents. And yet they are winning with stupid general patents over things like transmitting data over a wireless connection..... ???? WHAT. Yet people complain that Apple is trying to patent things in a preventative manner.

Please do some research before the next article.... Or is this just trolling for hits????

Just look at the typical smart phone before the iPhone... Now look. Gee see how they all look the same.. and where is that physical keypad that everyone said you must have....

Just a thought.

Apple are the worst patent trolls ever. They think it's ok for others to invent and they patent it and sue the inventers if they don't pay up licensing fees. They patent the most ridiculous things and again sue other companies who have already used them a long time before. Apple take the competition to court while others innovate and further technology standards. Bounceback, swipe to unlock and rectangles are ridiculous patents granted in the U.S. I'm glad other countries are dismissing their attempts to stifle competition, because that's all they can do...oh and 'invent' another row of icons.

Originally Posted by Dfunkd

Apple are the worst patent trolls ever. They think it's ok for others to invent and they patent it and sue the inventers if they don't pay up licensing fees. They patent the most ridiculous things and again sue other companies who have already used them a long time before.

Unsubstantiatable bull, I'm afraid.

Feel free to try and come up with examples where this happened.

Originally Posted by Dfunkd

Apple take the competition to court while others innovate and further technology standards. Bounceback, swipe to unlock and rectangles are ridiculous patents granted in the U.S. I'm glad other countries are dismissing their attempts to stifle competition, because that's all they can do...oh and 'invent' another row of icons.

Considering patents "ridiculous" is your opinion, and of course your privilege.

Keep in mind that Apple is the TARGET of FAR more (like multiple times more) lawsuits, than suitor in lawsuits where they're suing somebody else. Always have been.

Also, the term "patent troll" generally refers to companies who buy patent portfolios with no interest in using them for anything except litigation (as assets for extortion, if you will).

Say what you want, and believe what you want, but there is no way you can claim that Apple isn't at least using patents to further their cellphone business, rather than just extort money from unrelated companies.

You may think that they are unfair or stupid or anti-competitive, but patent trolls, they are not.