[NEWS] Apple and Microsoft Face Touchpad Lawsuit

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Apple and Microsoft Face Touchpad Lawsuit

According to court documents filed, a small company called tsera is suing an array of companies for patent infringement. The Register cites the Texas-based company as saying it owns "all right, title and interest in" a patent for "Methods and apparatus for controlling a portable electronic device using a touchpad." As a result, Tsera says that a barrage of products on the market including Apple's iPod classic and nano, LG's Chocolate VX8500 and Microsoft's Zune utilize such technologies without its permission.

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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/App...suit,8290.html

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I wasn't able to find the full list of who was being sued in the 30 seconds I took to search, but I'm sure some of the cell ppc manufactures such as HTC must be included... Someone wnat to publish the full list?

[elboriyorker]

man this is a common thing that occurs with large and small company's and i read quiet a few of topic about copyrights and patent...just imagine the article i posted about that kid and the iphone "jailbreak"

Everyone wants to make a buck.. i rea dthe patent for this topic i think tesera may have a valid case...but why wait so long to sue ??????????????

[PsyChoTk]

wow and WTF?!?! Really?!

I like this responce:

chuenl 07/20/2009 8:01 PM Hide -2+
The paragraph is almost so generic. If you replace the first sentence with this: "A mouse is a device that contains an object or a sensor, and a user enters commands by tracing patterns by moving the mouse with his hand.", then it becomes another patent and one can use it to sue everybody!

also as another person pointed out, how long has this company been around vs. the touch screen?

[claudius]

this is crazy if only multitouch was not apples i would be so happy so wm could get it i love multi touch