ITC to review decision that cleared Apple of infringing on Motorola patents
The International Trade Commission is reviewing a case that was ruled by Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender. In this case, Apple was cleared of validating a patent owned by Motorola Mobility. The issue was that Apple infringed on a patent Motorola had in which when an individual made a phone call the phone's touch screen wouldn't work. Motorola claimed Apple took this for its iPhone 3G. Apple was able to sell iPhone's during this time and profit greatly. This will all be reviewed on April 22nd.
I didn't know after a decision was made that it could be revisited but this shows the power of the ITC. The main issue of this case is how a "touch sensitive input device" will be defined. This will determine the outcome of this case. This falls in line with the role discussed on the ITC's website seen under their mission statement here: http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/mission_statement.htm.
In terms of the our course, this case is pretty significant. I would not categorize this as a patent troll since it seems like a legitimate reason and would definitely help Motorola if they won.
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I feel like this is a great example of how important and crucial the wording of a patent can be. The entire ruling fringes on the definition of a 'touch sensitive input device'. Patent lawsuits are won and lost on the details!
ReplyDeleteJessica has a great point here. That's what litigation comes down to, the words. And as for the implications of such a ruling, the ITC is definitely making their presence made clear and they're making a statement
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