Apple still beleaguered. Mass confusion to ensue

[DaviDC.]

Looks like Apple might soon lose its claim to the term 'app store.'
http://www.macnews.com/2011/06/22/judge-...-app-store

[hal]

yeah, but their patent for the iphone just cleared - that'll probably earn them as much on litigation as everything else combined.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20110622/tc_zd/266004

"Apple has been awarded its long sought-after patent on the iPhone. Intellectual property experts say it's so broad and far-reaching that the iPhone maker may be able to bully other smart phone manufacturers out of the U.S. market entirely."

[NewtonMP2100]

....so in a LEAGUE of their own.....?????

[bwicklander]

Steve,
Let them use the name. Easy.

- U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton
Sent from my iPad

Hee hee

[DaviDC.]

I'd be curious to know how much Apple spends on litigation every year.

[Rolando]

DaviDC. wrote:
I'd be curious to know how much Apple spends on litigation every year.

Defense or Offense?

[hal]

about 10 years ago I read through the list of current cases that affected apple. It was a pretty long list and THAT Apple is a lot smaller than today's apple

[RAMd®d]

...Apple did win the touchscreen patent.

http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,966,578.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,578&RS=PN/7,966,578