Google drops two patent claims against Microsoft
0. phoneArena posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:10
On Tuesday, following last week's agreement with the FTC, Google dropped two patent claims against Microsoft; last week's agreement with the FTC included an agreement by Google not to use its standards-essential patents to try to get a court to order a sales ban against another company that was accused of infringing on the patents...
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2. platformwars posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:48 7 3
Apple... Take some inspiration.. You're already making enough profits and have enough market share(For Now). Play Fair.. let the market and the consumers decide the winner and not the courts..
3. mrochester (unregistered) posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:50 1 5
It needs to be both. Consumers can't be expected to make purchasing decisions based on whether patents have been violated or not. That's for a court to decide.
5. joey_sfb posted on 09 Jan 2013, 02:08 6 0
Why don't we drop all design and software patent claims. Patent design is like patenting language usage and software like patenting mathematics.
I only hinders innovation and human evolution.
8. mrochester (unregistered) posted on 09 Jan 2013, 16:05 0 0
Because you'd stifle innovation if you allowed anyone and everyone to copy from some one elses hard work and investment. Companies need to be made to come up with their own designs/ideas/solutions and they are forced to do that by the threat of legal action against them.
6. anywherehome posted on 09 Jan 2013, 02:52 0 3
Microsoft can blackmail Android manufacturers and Google can not????
Microsoft = biggest briber ever!
goo [dot] gl/FNz9f
7. bon24x7 posted on 09 Jan 2013, 04:01 3 4
So Google goes out and buys Motorola for their patents, then tries to patent troll and fails. LOL
