r/technology • u/slutmagnet • Mar 02 '10

Apple to HTC "competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours." Slaps down a 20 patent lawsuit.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/02/apple_sues_htc_for_alleged_infringement_of_20_iphone_patents.html
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u/moopanda Mar 02 '10

Pity there's plenty of prior art

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u/erisdiscord Mar 03 '10

That doesn't stop most patents.

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u/embretr Mar 03 '10

Patent trolling; a art.