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Old 03-16-2012, 07:51 PM   #1
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Apple's 2nd unlock patent stayed
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As legions of consumers are cashing in a vacation day in order to pick up one of Apple's newest iPads, a court in Mannheim, Germany has stayed Apple's second slide-to-unlock case.
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If you ask me, this slide to unlock patent is baloney, there is plenty of proof of prior art.

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Old 03-16-2012, 08:11 PM   #2
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I don't think Prior Art is valid under the Berne Convention.
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i think something so trivial is not worth the litigation. then again, i'm not a lawyer. love the pic though. lol.. if i could have that as my screen to unlock i'd install it in a heartbeat.
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i think something so trivial is not worth the litigation. then again, i'm not a lawyer.
Anything for which you can generate billable hours is worth the litigation.
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