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To: InterceptPoint
Good grief.

A lot of work went into creating those icons and the design to make multitouch work with fingers. Samsung and Android stole all of it. . . without compensation.

Apple patented the look and appearance, placement, concept. These all said to the consumer "Apple iPhone." Samsung's top management specific in that 132 page memorandum to their design engineers they needed a screen that looked as much like the iPhone. . . and it had to work like an iPhone as closely as possible for marketing purposes so people would buy their Galaxy model instead of an iPhone!

The Supremes did not disagree those patent do not exist. They just re-wrote the Federal LAW that requires the infringer had to pay their entire profits on the infringing product to the patent holder, saying instead that the profits had to be apportioned according to what portion the design has on the entire device. But on that is a difficult thing to assign when the DESIGN is a lot of what makes the iPhone desirable. That was why Congress, in its wisdom, wrote the law the way they did and specified ALL profits for design patents. They understood the difference. These Eight justices obviously do not.

19 posted on 12/06/2016 2:24:10 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: Swordmaker
That was why Congress, in its wisdom, wrote the law the way they did and specified ALL profits for design patents. They understood the difference. These Eight justices obviously do not.

Wisdom?
Congress??
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

That is true because Apple and their lobbyists could get to the legislators but not to the SC Justices.

I'm guessing that The Law, as Passed by Congress, was actually written in its entirety, by Apple.

Cronyism, anyone?

43 posted on 12/06/2016 5:36:08 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: Swordmaker
A lot of work went into creating those icons and the design to make multitouch work with fingers. Samsung and Android stole all of it. . . without compensation.

Yes, I read that recently Apple is making 106% of the profits in the smartphone space. So even though these companies stall Apple's work, together they are losing money (6%).

53 posted on 12/06/2016 8:03:50 PM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: Swordmaker

Hey Swordmaker - take a walk outside, find a nice, big, sturdy brick wall and begin banging your head against it. That will be no less productive than throwing verifiable, documentable facts at those who just simply hate Apple.


59 posted on 12/09/2016 4:08:49 PM PST by TheBattman (A member over 15 years, yet my posts are "submitted for review" and no freepmail...)
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To: Swordmaker

Actually Xerox invented the GUI / Icons ect..In 1973.

Most icons for utilitarian functions are generic now.


61 posted on 12/12/2016 4:18:24 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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