Corrected ITC ruling finds Android's text selection to infringe two more claims of an Apple patent
A new ruling has been just handed down that say's Android's text selection has infringed on two or even more claims of Apple. This upcoming review is a chance for Samsung to overturn Apple's win. The specific claims are:
- Claim 34 adds to claim 33 the limitation that the base image (the one that's overlapped by a translucent image) must be active to receive user inputs. The initial determination had already established the fact that this requirement is met in connection with claim 29.
- Claim 35 additionally requires the electronic device to be a "handheld device", which is obviously the case in this investigation of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers.
Furthermore, the ITC was convinced that Transform does infringe on patents. However they have asked the judge to overrule this ruling.
This can turn out to be a very influential if the over the screen keyboard can be contested. Whenever a situation like this in patents happens it causes the company to force to be very creative and go around what is usual. We saw this in the past with the iPhone and having rounded edges on the phone which forced Androids to adapt.
This seems to be a good situation for patents since an idea is being protected and puts companies in a situation to be innovative. We are seeing the limits being pushed and new ideas emerging that will change the future.
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I find it very intriguing that Samsung was found to have infringed on Apple's patent. Regardless, I feel that as usual, the companies will either come to an agreement, or the decision will be overturned.
ReplyDeleteI hate to be a cynic, but sometimes work arounds may lead to inferior innovations even though they are novel inventions. An analogy I would like to use is the original 150 pokemon. Sure, the pokemon creators are trying to outdo their original creations, but the newer, "better" pokemons are just copycats of the original 150, with inferior power or hybridized skills.
ReplyDeleteAre updates or new revamped UI considered to be not infringing on an old patent? I feel that at some point, the patents that each company owns makes it really small for inventors to build products without infringing on someone else's patents.
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