Continued legal foolishness such as this only continues to prove to the world that Americans are the single most dull-witted people on the face of the earth. For a people to willingly allow this to continue without any active measures in place to improve the system is certainly not evidence of wisdom, nor an expression of freedom, nor protection of the weak. America willingly allows lawyers and the courts to be its taskmasters, empowering deceivers and thieves and the slothful to gain the upper hand. Can any such nation expect true prosperity in the long term? This is not simply a problem for Apple. It's a national problem that speaks of the intelligence and moral fiber of every American.
Funny! I like the way you criticise the detail - not seeing any legal system for what it is also shows a lack of wisdom but not on the part of the Americans.
only in america can people patent stuff they can't even built. i just find hard to believe that there companies out there that don't do nothing but scam others in this way and its all legal. while others work hard developing stuff, they just sit in a office waiting for the next victim to scam, without taking risk or even developing anything themselves. someone will have to put a end to this practice
"Just as the title of the invention states, ?a mobile entertainment and communication device for communicating with the Internet or remotely located telephones?, our cell phone patent includes core features for capturing, storing, reproducing, transmitting, receiving, uploading, and downloading of combined sounds and real-time moving images through the Internet as well as between cell phones and other devices (computer, printer, television, electronic devices...). Furthermore, the patent features a music player, multi-media player, games, radio, GPS with images, emergency call function, interruption, low ambient light, sensor activation, voice control, answering, wired or wireless earphone, speakerphone, controlling of skipped data, equalizer, balancing sounds, USB cable, audio recorder, video camcorder, audible alarm, secured socket, replaceable memory card and prerecorded data card. A separate patent also provides a universal charger and holder on the car dashboard to utilize the camera and other prominent functions of the Internet cell phone patent." - from the company's website.
All it needs is a mace dispenser and then we are good to go. Well you could also add a can opener, some biometrics for security, a backup camera for your vehicle, ultrasound, xray, maybe a stylus that could double as a toothpick, and why not add a laser pointer for presentations.
...telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets...
IANAL, but as the iPhone doesn't have any replaceable memory card sockets and the above patent pertains to devices with one or more, then isn't Apple off the hook?
Plus technically, prior art would be the first phone to ever have a game on it as this is a communication device with a game on it (which would fall under 'entertainment')
Just for kicks, I went to the company's website... they seem to be only interested in patenting things and suing people but not producing any products... they could get a patent on the process...
The company profile starts off by saying they hold various patents, not what they try to do as a company.
In their press release, they call Apple's product the iphone; they can't even label it correctly: iPhone. Lame. Actually, their entire site is filled with grammatical errors. They can't be bothered to make a good presentation.
cough patent whores cough
Lawsuits like this should be thrown out. If you can't produce something, shut up.
only in america can people patent stuff they can't even built. i just find hard to believe that there companies out there that don't do nothing but scam others in this way and its all legal. while others work hard developing stuff, they just sit in a office waiting for the next victim to scam, without taking risk or even developing anything themselves. someone will have to put a end to this practice
Just for kicks, I went to the company's website... they seem to be only interested in patenting things and suing people but not producing any products... they could get a patent on the process...
The company profile starts off by saying they hold various patents, not what they try to do as a company.
In their press release, they call Apple's product the iphone; they can't even label it correctly: iPhone. Lame. Actually, their entire site is filled with grammatical errors. They can't be bothered to make a good presentation.
Seriously dude. Everything about them just seems shady. Just like you said...besides suing people, what do they actually do????
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Continued legal foolishness such as this only continues to prove to the world that Americans are the single most dull-witted people on the face of the earth. For a people to willingly allow this to continue without any active measures in place to improve the system is certainly not evidence of wisdom, nor an expression of freedom, nor protection of the weak. America willingly allows lawyers and the courts to be its taskmasters, empowering deceivers and thieves and the slothful to gain the upper hand. Can any such nation expect true prosperity in the long term? This is not simply a problem for Apple. It's a national problem that speaks of the intelligence and moral fiber of every American.
Funny! I like the way you criticise the detail - not seeing any legal system for what it is also shows a lack of wisdom but not on the part of the Americans.
McD
All it needs is a mace dispenser and then we are good to go. Well you could also add a can opener, some biometrics for security, a backup camera for your vehicle, ultrasound, xray, maybe a stylus that could double as a toothpick, and why not add a laser pointer for presentations.
...telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets...
IANAL, but as the iPhone doesn't have any replaceable memory card sockets and the above patent pertains to devices with one or more, then isn't Apple off the hook?
Plus technically, prior art would be the first phone to ever have a game on it as this is a communication device with a game on it (which would fall under 'entertainment')
Yep. Right or wrong, them's the breaks.
Just for kicks, I went to the company's website... they seem to be only interested in patenting things and suing people but not producing any products... they could get a patent on the process...
http://www.gigatec.com/index.asp
The company profile starts off by saying they hold various patents, not what they try to do as a company.
In their press release, they call Apple's product the iphone; they can't even label it correctly: iPhone. Lame. Actually, their entire site is filled with grammatical errors. They can't be bothered to make a good presentation.
cough patent whores cough
Lawsuits like this should be thrown out. If you can't produce something, shut up.
only in america can people patent stuff they can't even built. i just find hard to believe that there companies out there that don't do nothing but scam others in this way and its all legal. while others work hard developing stuff, they just sit in a office waiting for the next victim to scam, without taking risk or even developing anything themselves. someone will have to put a end to this practice
Tell that to the patent whore's attorneys.
Yep. Right or wrong, them's the breaks.
Just for kicks, I went to the company's website... they seem to be only interested in patenting things and suing people but not producing any products... they could get a patent on the process...
http://www.gigatec.com/index.asp
The company profile starts off by saying they hold various patents, not what they try to do as a company.
In their press release, they call Apple's product the iphone; they can't even label it correctly: iPhone. Lame. Actually, their entire site is filled with grammatical errors. They can't be bothered to make a good presentation.
Seriously dude. Everything about them just seems shady. Just like you said...besides suing people, what do they actually do????