#patentfun is the roundup of articles that surround the litigation involving Android.
dun-dun
So, this past week, I’ve been on holiday. I say holiday, but I really mean sweating it out in buckets and spending time in my kilt, and even more time in a car. *whew* survived.
At the start of the week we saw the whole #boycottapple thing go down. And really, there’s been both upswelling of the movement and backlash. It’s been interesting to hear people deride it and praise it. No matter what side of the fence you’re on (and it’d be interesting to hear, as often those who are Android users tend to have Mac desktops) we all agree on one thing. The patent situation is crazy. It’s getting out of control, and there seems to be little we can do to make sense out of it, or turn it.
What people on social media networks do tho’, is put together a movement. StopSOPA, Kony2024, whatever… people love to reshare and spread a message. Did we catch Kony? Were those who spread the message political experts on the intricacies involved in African politics? But the message continued none-the-less.
And I think that’s what’s been most important about the #boycottapple campaign, is that it brings to light the issue that is there. Whether we actually ‘bring down Apple’ or not, we get people talking, and we help to get people ‘in the know’. That is the goal. At least in my view.
Okay, so here’s the patentfights:
-
Federal judge clears Apple of infringement of a Samsung patent ahead of summer trial
-
Google and Samsung to work together in attempt to reach cross-licensing deal with Apple
-
The Copyright Modernization Act Receives Royal Assent
Not Android related (as of yet), but showing you that Canada is starting to look at modernizing itself -
Apple denied emergency ban on HTC phone imports
-
Galaxy Nexus ban: the full story
Good full read -
In wake of Apple v. Motorola, Judge Posner speaks: ‘it’s not clear that we really need patents in most industries’
Oh, I think we need them, just ‘be reasonable’ is a good standard tho’. -
Chalk One Up for HTC, Wins Slide-to-Unlock Patent Dispute Against Apple in U.K.
can this use of prior work help to dispel the already crazy patent scenario Apple is trying to pull in other countries? -
Federal Court of Appeals denies Samsung’s stay request on Galaxy Tab ban
-
ITU ‘patent roundtable’ to discuss lawsuits and FRAND in October
Now, this could get kinda interesting as someone’s finally getting the point that maybe this patent scenario is getting crazy. The International Telecommunication Union hopefully has enough clout to pull together the groups and knock some sense into them.