Comments on: US Patent Office and Department of Justice Release Statement Concerning Injunctions Against Products

By: Jim Vitatoe

Jim Vitatoe — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:10:00 +0000

By the time the lawyers get finished interrupting it, it won’t matter what they (DOJ and USPTO) meant. It will have an all new meaning.

By: Doan

Doan — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:27:00 +0000

His type of comments only make Android fans look immature. If you want that label, then, by all means, support him.

By: Doan

Doan — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:21:00 +0000

Sustenance, as in something to feed off of. Something of worth to keep the conversation afloat. When you assume, and you’re wrong, you make yourself look like a fool. Trying to be condescending amplifies your foolishness even further.

Go figure, this guy posts anonymously.

By: You are retarded

You are retarded — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:16:00 +0000

Perhaps you mean substance, genius

By: JooSki

JooSki — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Well apparently they are a necessity since my tax money goes to give people that “cant afford” them a free one on my dime….

By: LiterofCola

LiterofCola — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:12:00 +0000

I think he pretty much did in those two words.

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:40:00 +0000

Nice, and ty for the link

By: Droid800

Droid800 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:46:00 +0000

What this article failed to elucidate (seemingly intentionally) is that this statement ONLY concerned injunctions for standard essential patents. It has no bearing whatsoever on apple seeking injunctions for design and utility patents.

By: Doan

Doan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:56:00 +0000

If you’re going to trash talk, at least throw in some valuable sustenance.

By: Doan

Doan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:52:00 +0000

By: Nardo

Nardo — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:01:00 +0000

Don’t spoil it for him, wait until the movie comes out….lol

By: Larizard

Larizard — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:42:00 +0000

Would be nice if they acknowledged their own mistakes in handing out software patents. I know, these are experts and I’m sure they did some research, but the fact that multiple Apple patents are now up for review, just means that there is something to be said about the examiners who hand out these vague patents.

Nonetheless, a statement (joint with the DOJ, no less) like this means things are shaking up.

By: Droidzilla

Droidzilla — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:40:00 +0000

The language used was, “public health and welfare and the assurance of competitive conditions in the United States economy must be the overriding considerations.” Phones definitely fall within the competition portion.

If you read the actual press release, it sounds almost targeted at tech concerns (though almost exclusively dealing with FRAND):
http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/guidelines/290994.pdf

By: Michael Quinlan

Michael Quinlan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:32:00 +0000

I agree – it won’t accomplish anything, especially if they keep issuing patents for things that aren’t deserving.

By: jb

jb — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:27:00 +0000

Never said they were “irrelevant”. Just said they’re not necessities. And they’re CERTAINLY far from “public health and welfare” which is what this press release focused on.