Apple sues HTC, Microsoft sues Moto, Moto now sues Apple

[Bateluer]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/06/motorola-suing-apple-for-patent-infringement/

Oh, Nokia and Apple and suing each other as well. I shoulda been a lawyer.

It's getting hard to keep track of, isn't it? The way we hear it told, most of these patent disputes and overlaps in the mobile space used to be settled in quiet ways, mutually assured destruction-style, but lately there's a whole lot of nukes going off. Motorola is now suing Apple over a wide range of technology patents which it claims Apple is infringing on with its iPhone, iPad, "iTouch," and even some Macs. The company is leveling three complaints which include 18 patents on "early-stage innovations" by Motorola, covering a pretty wide swath of the mobile landscape, including WCDMA, GPRS, 802.11, antenna design, wireless email, proximity sensing, software application management, location-based services and multi-device synchronization. Outside of the devices, Apple's MobileMe and App Store services get called out specifically. At the end of its press release Motorola makes a very similar claim to the one Nokia made at the outset of its own lawyer salvo against Apple:[/quote

 

[Lotheron]

Here, let me visualize that for you.

http://gizmodo.com/5656913/whos-suing-who-in-the-mobile-industry

 

[Deeko]

Nokia's been busy.

 

[MJinZ]

Convoluted and technical aspects prevents quick patent and trademark dispute resolution, allowing large amounts of money to be made while cases hang in the docket for years and blatant infringement on another's intellectual property carries on.

It is perfectly smart business.

 

[Bateluer]

blatant infringement on another's intellectual property carries on.

Its funny because they're all suing each other for infringement on the same things.

 

[zerocool84]

Its funny because they're all suing each other for infringement on the same things.

It certainly seems like it. Everyone suing everyone.

 

[ew915]

LOL @ nokia now i know why they are always late when it comes to release their flagship phones.

 

[Spicedaddy]

According to the logic in the MS vs Motorola thread, this would mean Motorola doesn't believe Android will be successful and they're trying to get a piece of the iOS pie.

 

[Pliablemoose]

That's an awesome diagram

 

[corkyg]

Graphic illustration that we have too many lawyers with not enough to do. What comes to mind is a good old fashioned circle jerk.