Comments on: Samsung Ruling Could Alter Technology Power Balance

By: Ianages

Ianages — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:39:11 +0000

It is questionable if this ruling will stand up on appeal, there are clear indications that the jury was mislead by one member who is a patent holder himself. He told the other 11 jury members about how prior art is to be interpreted – “The software on the Apple side could not be placed into the processor on the prior art and vice versa. That means they are not interchangeable.” and in this way he was able to get the jury to discount the prior art. In my opinion he was serving his own best interests. See shashdot with the headline “Misunderstanding of Prior Art May Have Led to Apple-Samsung Verdict” for more info.

By: ronmiller

ronmiller — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:20:44 +0000

You can look at it as theft, and the courts have ruled that way, but many have said it was specious patent for starters. What would be better would be to agree on some standard smart phone and tablet features and then innovate on top of those instead of clogging the courts with lawsuits about who owns the basic design of something that has become common place.

By: mgj

mgj — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:09:19 +0000

Distinct market advantage was Apple’s invention. Lessening the advantage was unearned theft. If we all benefit from theft, is it no longer theft?