Google Asks USPTO To Reexamine Lodsys Patents

Google Asks To Reexamine Lodsys Patents http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Some how I missed this report by Wired about Google reacting to Lodsys' litigation against App developers. Google have requested USPTO for reexamination of two of Lodsys's four patents: the '078 patent and the '565 patent, both of which were used in litigation against app developers.

But again, FOSS Patents tells us that this request by itself might not be enough unless Google supplements it with more useful and forceful measures. With our limited law knowledge we do not know what those measures are (you can follow and read those articles to understand better) but we applaud the Google's move. Those app developers do not have the means to continue in such quests.

Apple is also actively engaged in these litigious cases by Lodsys to support developers.

Hopefully this will get a stay on the lawsuits (FOSS patents think this is hard because Eastern Texas courts where Lodsys filled the cases has a habit of only staying 20% of the law suits) but I guess 20% is better than none. EFF has also sounded on the issue;

“Reexaminations are often times a tool used to stay ongoing litigation, It’s much, much cheaper than federal litigation, which on average costs between two and five million dollars.” ” said Julie Samuels, staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit digital rights advocacy group.

Wired via FOSS Patents

Apple Being Sued For Patent Infringement In Fast Booting of Mac OS X.!

Patent Infringement By Apple http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Operating Systems Solutions, LCC, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple for OS X's fast booting operation.

Patently Apple, site celebrating Apple's inventions thinks this a work of patent troll and that LG Electronics is involved some where in the equation.

Looking at the patent, it looks like a legitimate patent and does not seem to be like many Broad patents that are in the play now in the mobile arena. Except for the fact that Operating Systems Solutions, LCC, does not make laptops or computers that use the patent technology, I do not see any similarity to the likes of Lodsys or Macrosolve.

FOSS Patents has a much better review of the fact and thinks it is a precursor to a wider patent war between Apple and LG.

I do not believe in ridiculous patents, that includes some of Apples but I think it is need to be watched as over all, innovation or simple app developments have been thwarted by stupid patents.

Apple should also know when it tries to clamp down on competitors, someone somewhere will use the same sword on Apple. So Apple use that 70 Billion and start buying some more patents, like



FOSS Patents via Patently Apple



Like in these cases and others we use part of the public record for journalistic news posting purposes. Readers should know that we do not offer a legal opinion on the merit of these cases and lawsuits, simply because we have no legal knowledge. The knowledge comes from what we read. Also we do not like patents in the way now issued by USPTO and used by companies and partial. Basically we call most of these patent holders trolls.

Rdio iPad App Is Ready For You In The Apple's App Store.

Rdio iPad App http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
With most of the streaming music apps like Spotify, Rdio getting stretched and pixelated on the iPad (and other tablets) it is good to see Rdio finally releasing the iPad specific app. App was ready but did not arrive in the App store for a while.
Other than the app being tested as per Apple's approval process, there seem to be Apple's subscription game playing and winning, with some twists this time with Rdio. There seem to be a difference with Rdio after Rdio gave in. Apple's in-app purchase (Do the Lodsys trolls live here?) wins and lives for Rdio subscriptions, for $14.99 for a month but the same could be had for $9.99 from Rdio site.
You can find the iPad app here.

Rdio via TC