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Ergo, jerk. ]]>Jul 19th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Apple, Microsoft, LG, Philips, Bang & Olufsen, iriver, Coby, Cowon and even Meizu have to pay?]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/.<
apple would be very screwed ]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/]]>Jul 19th 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
]]>Jul 19th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Does that include every laptop made since 1995?]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/SO DOES TSERA (what?)]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
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The problem is that that several years ago, the courts allowed patents to stand that were based on ideas, not on actual inventions. Add to that largely unqualified patent inspectors and a mess was created. About two years ago, the courts finally ruled that a patent had to have a distinct physical application. This is shaking up the patent world, though it will take time for the full effects to be seen.

This patent, however, does not fall into that category. It is a valid patent for a valid invention. The only question is whether it is non-obvious and/or whether prior art exists.]]>Jul 19th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Yea, but when Apple sues someone, you all celebrate it. Hypocrites.]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/...
Don't be a douche.]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/How's he being a douche? You said we all celebrate, I'd like some proof myself.]]>Jul 19th 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/apple-files-suit-against-psystar-for-copyright-infringement-mel/ ]]>Jul 19th 2009 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/They were rubbish and mostly didn't work, but they were there.
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Come to think of it,
Didn't they have touch controls at the Enterprise at the Original Series?

By that account the Roddenberry estate should sue Tsera...

This is so silly.]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Now Smart Parts is even bigger, and all the people that said they would boycott the company for their actions isn't because they can't resist how low their prices are now. ]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
(Note that Tsera clearly just purchased the patent, which is why a suit wasn't brought earlier. (It's also possible that the inventor wanted to sue and had Tsera buy the patent.)

Note that I'm the first in line to dismiss frivolous patents. Several years ago, I canceled a project due to threats over a highly bogus patent. However, I'm more than willing to defend valid patents and this appears to be one.]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
The patent system is screwed up beyond all repair.]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/

Sorry was bothering me.]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
And to you Mr. Jackson, not all of us have more money than brains. I have the first iPod Video, I don't have every song ever written but I have about 2,000 songs total. Sure an iPod touch would be nice, but I don't have that kind of money. Secondly I use my iPod as a portable Hard Drive as well. Thirdly the iPod nano isn't going to be replaced by the iPhone nano if it even exists. Not everyone wants a phone with their iPod. I surely don't and why does it take a “smartphone” three generations to figure out how to take video and send picture messages, and it can't even multi-task.]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/Jul 19th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/19/tsera-thinks-it-owns-the-touchpad-sues-pretty-much-everyone-to/
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