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Originally Posted by anamardoll
I am terribly upset at the court money wasted on these cases, and the lost sales on taxes. With the economy the way it is, it is NOT a good idea to help companies build monopolies with overly broad patents and out-of-control litigation.
I don't consider myself an Apple hater, but I will never purchase another Apple device after these heavy-handed patent suits. I seriously think judges should have the option to say, "your suit is silly, I'm putting this patent in the public domain". That should discourage companies going to court unless it's open and shut. And the patent offices need to stop approving these overly broad patents.
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It's not the fault of the court. If a patent has been granted, and the patent holder can demonstrate that it has been used without permission, the court has no option other than to act.
If you make the decision not to buy any product whose manufacturer has sued someone for patent infringement, you're rapidly going to find yourself with no products to buy. It's a game that every manufacturer - yes, including Android device makers - plays. Samsung probably do it at least as often as Apple.
Eg,
here is a story about Samsung suing Siemens for alleged infringement of patents relating to LED technology.
Here they're suing a company called "AU Optonics" for display patent infringement. And
here they're suing Apple.
Everyone plays the game. Samsung are no angels.