Touchpad Patent Holder Tsera Sues Just About Everyone 168
eldavojohn writes "Okay, well, maybe not everyone but more than twenty companies (including Apple, Qualcomm, Motorola and Microsoft) are being sued for a generic patent that reads: 'Apparatus and methods for controlling a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player; portable radio, voice recorder, or portable CD player are disclosed. A touchpad is mounted on the housing of the device, and a user enters commands by tracing patterns with his finger on a surface of the touchpad. No immediate visual feedback is provided as a command pattern is traced, and the user does not need to view the device to enter commands.' Sounds like their may be a few companies using that technology. The suit was filed on July 15th in the favoritest place ever to file patent claim lawsuits: Texas Eastern District Court. It's a pretty classic patent troll; they've been holding this patent since 2003 and they just noticed now that everyone and his dog are using touchpads to control portable electronic devices."
And I'm going to patent (Score:1, Funny)
Making the same joke about patenting patent-abuse methods over and over again in every slashdot article about patents.
Re:And I'm going to patent (Score:3, Funny)
And I'm going to patent the patent patenting patent process, just to annoy you, you pedant!
Re:And I'm going to patent (Score:2, Funny)
Making the same joke about patenting patent-abuse methods over and over again in every slashdot article about patents.
Yo dawg I herd you like patents, so we're going to patent your patent so you can sue while you sue.
Re:And I'm going to patent (Score:3, Funny)
And I'm going to let you, then violate your patent and offer to compensate you face to face, so that we can finally see what you look like, mister Anonymous Coward, if that is your real name...
On no Amazon!! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Patents are Unsane (Score:3, Funny)
Er, the military industrial complex uses very little oil, actually. Most of our military vehicles are electrical or biodiesel at this point.
Re:And I'm going to patent (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And I'm going to patent (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't work. This is east Texas we're talking about.
Well, I hate to *point* it out, but.... (Score:3, Funny)
Tsera's lawyers are just a wee bit *touchy* on this topic...
Re:Well, I hate to *point* it out, but.... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Patents are Unsane (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Patents are Unsane (Score:3, Funny)
Shhhhh! Don't give them any more ideas.
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Re:Patents are Unsane (Score:3, Funny)