Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Nokia is up to 10% in Helsinki after news about Motorola & Google.

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Interesting. Some are suggesting they're just buying up Motorola for patents. Patent trolling seems a good way to make money these days :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Bye bye Motorola.

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Or maybe the start of bye bye Apple?!

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Originally Posted by henners88

I can't think why. Motorola phones have awful software and have slipped behind in the technology race in recent years. I've owned a couple of Motorola's and although they were stylish at the time, they weren't as good as Nokia's 5 or 6 years ago. I can't say I was impressed when I tried out Motorola's attempt at an android phone a few months back either. It would be nice if they made a serious attack on the market once again however.

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You should have a look at the way patents are being used at the moment by major companies...... it's disgusting

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Originally Posted by henners88

I've taken out several patents myself and can understand the frustration. Apple are one of the worst for that and sue any company that makes a phone that resembles theirs which I find amazing, even if they lose more often than they win.

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I think if people come up with a genuinely good idea which is unique then it deserves protection, but Apple patenting the physical looks of their product is just ridiculous and SURELY there must be some corruption going on behind the scenes for such ridiculous patents to be granted. Car makers copy stuff all the time and as long as it's not actually being passed off as the original it's all good.

Just out of curiosity Henners, care to share the ideas which you patented?

Quite so. I mean the design of the iPad for example is good because it's entirely functional and anyone designing a tablet would come up with a similar design not because they've copied but because it's an optimal arrangement in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

You should have a look at the way patents are being used at the moment by major companies...... it's disgusting

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Exactly! :up:

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Originally Posted by henners88

One of them was a locking mechanism for a boat mooring rope that stopped thieves stealing your yacht from marina's. The others have not been used as of yet but have patents pending on them. I can't really give details of what they are as I have signed disclosure agreements with my employers. :)

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I thought these are called non-disclosure agreements, or confidentiality agreements! ;)

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Originally Posted by Mark

Quite so. I mean the design of the iPad for example is good because it's entirely functional and anyone designing a tablet would come up with a similar design not because they've copied but because it's an optimal arrangement in the first place.

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The first company who made a rectangular screen should sue the crap out of Apple! :D

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Originally Posted by Mark

Quite so. I mean the design of the iPad for example is good because it's entirely functional and anyone designing a tablet would come up with a similar design not because they've copied but because it's an optimal arrangement in the first place.

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Exactly. It's like patenting having a steering wheel, gear shift, clutch, accellerator and brake pedals as controls for a car.

It's just not something which should be something you're able to patent.

For instance Fiat's multiair technology which uses hydraulically operated valves is something which Fiat have developed at great cost and which has obvious practical uses and is unique not simply because of the shape of one particular part of it like an iPad...... this sort of thing should be rewarded with patents and in this way we'll encourage genuine creativity and advancement and not patent trolling. The sheer amont of patents which I've seen contested in court and having a judgement in favour of the patent holder when there has been clear prior art is freaking ridiculous and the courts should be ashamed of themselves.

How to get rich.
Patent some idea which you don't have the expertise, intelligence, inclination or money to develop into something useful.
Wait till it becomes a miniscule part of some successful product.
SUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Buy shedloads of patents like they're going out of fashion, doesn't matter if they're obvious and not worthy of being patents
Wait till they become a miniscule part of some successful product.
SUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by henners88

You must have deleted the 'non' when you quoted me ioan.. :p

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Nope! But you're getting better at correcting your mistakes. :up: