Apple Facing New Patent Lawsuit Over iPhone
Filed in the Central District of California Western Division, NetAirus claims that Apple's iPhone infringes '380 patent. The patent issued on September 5, 2006 and held by NetAirus describes a "Wireless Handset Communication System."
The suit targets all three versions of the iPhone released so far and seeks cash damages and a halt to iPhone production.Little is known about NetAirus, although it appears that this patent's inventor, Richard J. Ditzik, holds a number of patents related to flat panel display technology. Barron's notes that he has filed patent lawsuits against several other companies over the past few years, including Panasonic and Samsung. Ditzik appears to have filed the lawsuits using different company names over the years, suggesting that he may be a one-man operation setting up a various corporate entities to pursue patent complaints against larger corporations.
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27 months ago
If Apple is going to dish out frivolous lawsuits (HTC) then Apple is prepared to take frivolous lawsuits. This further proves we need some patent law reform when it comes to technology.
27 months ago
So some no name company now decides they want to sue Apple 3 years after the iPhone was released? Good luck with that.
27 months ago
Oh it's a "wireless handset communication system"! Damn I knew the iPhone reminded me a lot of every other single flippin mobile device.
We need a 'loser pays' system in America. That way we could end ******** frivolous lawsuits. The sad thing is, that it will probably cost Apple more to defend itself than it will to settle. That's how people make money off of corporate law.
We need a 'loser pays' system in America. That way we could end ******** frivolous lawsuits. The sad thing is, that it will probably cost Apple more to defend itself than it will to settle. That's how people make money off of corporate law.
27 months ago
Make an effort to actually make a product, or take your patents and shove off. Patenting things with no intention to make a product should be illegal. Patents are to promote progress, not to prevent it.
27 months ago
Am I reading this wrong or is Apple getting sued for making a wireless communication device, also known as a cell phone?
Good bye Google, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Skype, etc.
Good bye Google, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Skype, etc.
27 months ago
This is BS just look a the actual patent it mentions "Hinge Device" and "Keyboard Assembly" None of the 3 variants of the iphone's have had a hinge or Physical keyboard.
27 months ago
So he filed for a patent on something so broad and obvious that it covers the whole concept behind the smartphone, got lucky enough to get a bad patent examiner trained to act on bad precedent, and now he's trolling companies that actually develop the concepts into devices. US patent law is even more fscked up than copyright law, and should be ruled unConstitutional since it no longer "promotes the Progress of Science and useful Arts".
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