Apple’s newly awarded multi-touch patent might make Palm uneasy

Hey Backbeat,

Get educated.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/

@ Backbeater Could you please explain the aforementioned article that thoroughly debunks your alleged vast knowledge of IP.

@single-celz: Specifically, how was my knowledge/experience so severely, utterly decimated? You obviously did not read the article as there is more weight given by the legal scholars writing it toward Apple’s legal position than that of Palm, when all matters are considered.

Are the 2 attorneys writing the article specifically trained and experienced in patent/trademark law? We’ve used plenty of business attorneys, but I wouldn’t trust any of them with our IP if my life depended on it. Ask any attorney worth their salt and they will tell you that IP requires a specific education and skill set.

@Surur: You offer nothing but a glossed-over, severely speculative article. The only thing speculation teaches is that it lacks a sound foundation in IP law.

Engadget:”…so we enlisted Mathew Gavronski, a patent attorney in the Chicago office of Michael Best & Friedrich, to help us clear up some of the confusion and misinformation that’s out there…”

Backbeat:”You obviously did not read the article … Are the 2 attorneys writing the article specifically trained and experienced in patent/trademark law?”

Yes Backbeat, its only a patent attorney that is supporting my position, not some-one claiming your extreme IP knowledge, is it.

I guess the ones most confused, like you, are least likely to benefit from the article, as it does require some level of reading comprehension.

Surur, they didn’t clear anything up. They did an analysis and wrapped it up with the words, “maybe, maybe not.” That’s not definitive, it’s speculation. It was a long-winded opinion piece – not legal information or advice. Oh, and just because they are attorneys doesn’t make any argument, if in fact they were making one, any more true. What you’re proposing is what one learns in freshman logic class as an “appeal to authority” fallacy.

The Patent office is a joke. You could probably patent a specific smell of your farts if you were able to put together a good enough presentation.

@Surur-the-ignorant-slut:

Admittedly, I overlooked the reference to the Chicago attorney. I’m just _so_ overwhelmingly embarrassed.

As Marc stated above, all the 2 attorneys contrived was yet another He Said/She Said scenario. The very least you can do is show a shred of integrity and stop the name-calling and pissing on others. Claiming these attorneys agree with a position you’ve yet to take is … well, just plain humiliating for you.

Backbeat, thank you for teaching me the futility of arguing with an idiot.

^In your position of having chosen the path of “lie-and-hope-no-one-pays-attention”, I feel for ya. Poor thang!

Not to name any names, but has BGR considered an “ignore user” function to put those who bring nothing to the table out of sight. Or spit nothing but venom in their posts and feel smug about it.
It certianly would make for a lot less posts to muck through to find the few useful contributions.
Think about it. Please.

You’d think in 3 pages of replies, someone would have actually RTFP. So any of you bother to notice the patent is not for multi-touch but the method of how Apple knows to scroll a list or register a click? You don’t have to read the whole 300 pages plus to figure this out. Just the 2-3 pages of claims.

I guess whoever posted this on mac rumors assumed it was for multi-touch.

Let’s see if this turns out like Visual Voicemail did for Apple/ATT/Verizon or will Palm and their stable of patents fend off the fruit. I have no knowledge of techie stuff but know what I like, the Pre is enticing for not just me it seems

After reading around it looks like Palm is hedging thier bet that once fruit sees the patents infringed upon by them they’ll quit. I think fruit will fight to see if they can destroy Palm in thier weakened state