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Florida Man Sues Apple for $10+ Billion, Says iOS Devices Copy His 1992 Drawings
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| June 28, 2016
Posted on 06/28/2016 2:35:40 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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To: Jonty30
All he could possibly do is invalidate somebody else’s patent as improvidently granted.
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posted on
06/28/2016 2:56:27 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: Jonty30
All his drawings show what appear to be a physician keyboard. Apple never had a physician keybard. IF he had a patent he would have much better luck going after someone who made a device with one.
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posted on
06/28/2016 2:59:41 PM PDT
by
matt04
To: Swordmaker
Early Apple watch
To: Swordmaker
Anyone could sketch a futuristic gizmo, but the devil is in the details. Sorry Buster, no cigar.
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:04:07 PM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves. Socialism is governmental theft!)
To: Swordmaker
Lmao, his drawings don’t even make any sense. He says he’s going to cram a 3 1/2” floppy drive in a case that a 3 1/2” floppy drive cannot fit into, not to mention the 286 processor, hard drive, ram, dram, etc.
Basically he described a standard laptop computer of the time in his specs, then made a drawing that you could not possibly fit the contents of said laptop computer into.
To: Lurking Libertarian
Actually, you don’t need a copyright or patent to have a claim, though they help a LOT.
Your intellectual property is yours whether you file the necessary paperwork to protect it or not. It will just be much harder to prove in court that it IS your intellectual property if you didn’t file the paperwork.
To: The KG9 Kid
..By the way, my great grandfather is the one who came up with idea for round automotive tires... My G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-Great Grandfather, "OG", came up with the idea of round tires. Too bad the car wasn't invented. Then someone else trademarked "Fire & Stone" and the rest is history. Don't pay the fees, don't get a patent. Sue someone big, hope to get a few bucks as a "go away" present.
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:11:16 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Zeneta
Can someone patent the inevitable?Moot point. I'll just have it made in China and sell it for pennies on the dollar. Yankee dog...
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:15:04 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Swordmaker
Summarily tossed with prejudice
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:24:20 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
To: Swordmaker
You lose when you abandon. It says he made no progress. Plus it was a utility patent
This will go nowhere
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:33:04 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: ifinnegan
Um he is plaintiff. Defendant has choice of jury or not
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:34:14 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Jonty30
His patent was abandon. That means he made no progress on it. That means his claim is invalid. Plus it no longer exists
Too bad sooo sad
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:36:01 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Swordmaker
I really like his removable rechargeable battery that is about 3/4" X 3/4" by less than 4" that powers all of this. Amazing. Well, no, you overlooked the tiny solar panels.
To: Nifster
“Um he is plaintiff. Defendant has choice of jury or not”
Yeah, I am aware of that too.
Whole thing is ludicrous.
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:47:47 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:50:45 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: Swordmaker
I believe the Star Trek communicator and tricorder predated this guy...
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:54:07 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(BREAKING.... Vulgarian Resistance begins attack on the GOPe Death Star.....)
To: Swordmaker
This guy is full of crap. Lots of people made drawings and speculated on neat future gear, but without the engineering to make it feasible. The Star Trek TV series of the 1960s featured a communicator very similar to this man's drawings. So this guy ripped off Star Trek!
Back in the early 1980s, Steve Jobs had a public discussion with Maya Linn, the famed artist and sculptor. She asked why there wasn't a more portable version of the Apple computers. Steve Jobs described a notebook computer with a flat screen and minimal buttons using hand gestures that he was wishing he could build. She asked why not. He said the technology wasn't there just yet, but he hoped to build it someday. It took him another 20 years before new technology made it possible. Steve Jobs beat this guy to the punch, as did many others in dreaming of tech but not yet making it feasible.
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posted on
06/28/2016 4:07:32 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: ifinnegan
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posted on
06/28/2016 4:28:09 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Great Scott. I dreamed up inline roller skates, long before I ever saw them come out. I did not, however, make any technical drawings, so I guess I can't sue anyone. Darn. 😀
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posted on
06/28/2016 4:31:25 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forevermore endure.)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
I believe the Star Trek communicator and tricorder predated this guy... Probably did bro. All this stuff is less than interesting to me, but wake me up if you hear someone say, "Sotty, meet me in the transporter room." I can assure you, that will get my attention. 😀😃😂😁😎😆
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posted on
06/28/2016 4:41:28 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forevermore endure.)
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