Samsung has a bad reputation for (supposedly) copying Apple, so today’s news probably won’t come as any surprise. Remember last year when Apple received a patent 0n the faux page curl in iBooks?
Even though many were amused by that patent, Samsung apparently can’t stand that Apple one-upped them in this way. The Korean gadget maker has just filed for their own patent on a method to turn the page in an ebook.
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There’s a news story going around today that Apple is being sued (again) by a patent troll. I read about it at Forbes:
Software developer Intertrust Technologies filed a patent infringement suit against Apple over 15 patents related to security.
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Mike Cane slipped me a press release today which looks to be a simple case of patent trolling – but isn’t.
It seems my favorite screen tech company is now being sued by a company no one has ever heard of. Copytele, a screen tech company based on Long Island, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against E-ink in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. They’ve also filed suit against AUO and E-ink, alleging “breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to monopolize, unfair business practices, antitrust”.
So, this is a simple case of patent trolling, right? Not necessarily.
Update: Copytele has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Skype. They are clearly a troll.
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