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[MissionImprobable]

Apple Wins a User-Interface Patent That Smartphone Copycats Should Fear | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Ignore the article title; apparently the editors and Wired are allowed to smoke crack while typing. Quite seriously though, will this madness never end? Soon Apple will be granted a patent on powering a device on via a button press, or charging a device via cable. This is complete and utter insanity.

 

[nikecar]

I think this was posted yesterday.

yes, its crazy to award a patent on displaying a list. Seriously, what did school kids do when they had to submit an outline list for a report? give Apple a royalty first?

 

[94lt1]

Good luck enforcing any of these patents... the patent office is so out of touch that its not funny. Apple was late in the game when it comes to mobile devices, so there's no way that the "charge by plugging in" patent will hold up.

This is laughable, Google should patent the process of manufacturing and then patenting too.... someone should patent frivolous lawsuits and then sue the crap out of apple... this is just getting stupid.

We should all start a petition like we did against verizon, just start it against the patent office.. call your senator and tell them you want action taken...

Not that these steps will do anything...

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[bruben7886]

Good luck enforcing any of these patents... the patent office is so out of touch that its not funny. Apple was late in the game when it comes to mobile devices, so there's no way that the "charge by plugging in" patent will hold up.

This is laughable, Google should patent the process of manufacturing and then patenting too.... someone should patent frivolous lawsuits and then sue the crap out of apple... this is just getting stupid.

We should all start a petition like we did against verizon, just start it against the patent office.. call your senator and tell them you want action taken...

Not that these steps will do anything...

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

No good....Apple just got a patent on petitions.....

 

[Droid Kain]

No good....Apple just got a patent on petitions.....

Lolz...

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[TOMMYBOT]

This is insane

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[MissionImprobable]

Good luck enforcing any of these patents... the patent office is so out of touch that its not funny. Apple was late in the game when it comes to mobile devices, so there's no way that the "charge by plugging in" patent will hold up.

This is laughable, Google should patent the process of manufacturing and then patenting too.... someone should patent frivolous lawsuits and then sue the crap out of apple... this is just getting stupid.

We should all start a petition like we did against verizon, just start it against the patent office.. call your senator and tell them you want action taken...

Not that these steps will do anything...

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

There's already a petition out for reform of the patent system. Has a number of signatures already.

 

[TOMMYBOT]

There's already a petition out for reform of the patent system. Has a number of signatures already.

Link?

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[nikecar]

If they could, they'd patent the patent system and then everyone would have to pay them first just to patent something

 

[MissionImprobable]

Link?

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https://defendinnovation.org/ Almost to 10,000

 

[94lt1]

Signed it..

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[MissionImprobable]

Here's something pretty humorous at least:
Judge Orders Apple to Post a Notice Saying Samsung Didn't Copy the iPad on Apple's Own Website

 

[94lt1]

Yeah... we should do something similar to the people in the patent office.

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[MissionImprobable]

Ahahahahaha. They were granted a patent on SCROLL BARS:
Apple, iPhone and iPad News | ModMyi - Apple Awarded Scroll Bar Patent, Effectively Gives Company Legal Nuclear Bomb

I feel like I'm in the cuckoo's nest. This makes zero sense. Who they heck thought it would be a good idea to grant every patent then force them have to be vetted out in court? Talk about a waste of time.

 

[MattyP]

I'm going to patent Poogling :icon_ devil: