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They have taken the Apple concept and fused it with a Paris Hilton style sex tape saga.

Now where do I order?.....]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/I hope so! I still would like to throw down $250 on one of these (not $300, though).]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
You mean an Apple Fan boy concept. The last time I checked Apple hasn't released anything concept or otherwise. ]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Screw you Arrington!]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
That's twice I've heard that statement. What's the story behind it?]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/What did he say]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/What did he say?]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Screw you Arrington!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jnpi-uBiIg]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Thanks for posting the vid.]]>Dec 5th 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
BTB: Is it me or has engadget changed their font.]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Yep... I don't want to be that guy, but the old look felt simpler and easier to use. This new Engadget is too tricked out for my likings.]]>Dec 5th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Either way, I don't judge Techcrunch articles quality by one persion even if it's the founder. But I wiill wait to see if he will be verified about the Google phone rumors before I make up my mind about how trustworty he is or just a person who lost his way under PR exposing.]]>Dec 5th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/techcrunch-tablet-update-prototype-b/#comment-2599900

He pretty much nailed every detail of the current situation.]]>Dec 5th 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Going public to argue their case in front of the public ensures litigation will ensue, and thus the death knell of the Crunch Pad. At which point, Chandra's investors will sue him for misrepresentation of his company's position.]]>Dec 5th 2009 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
In the end, none of this actually matters -- they've filed now, and I'm sure they'll get the mark registered. But it's strange for Arrington to claim he owns the mark outright when he's got so little to back it up.]]>Dec 5th 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
Firstly, I hope this is not all too much negative nancy and is all meant with the utmost respect. :)

Secondly, I fully support your idea registration is the way to go! You are bang on the money in my opinion as to what people *should* do with an eye to the future... BUT I think that if he as savvy as you suggest and TechCrunch does potentially have a family of marks for the use of Crunch & some other word, it would be prudent to assume that he has more than a little backup for his idea, and that he may have some stronger support than made evident thus far and as alluded to in his letter.

Further, lack of sales of the CrunchPad device may not be despositive. At least for my exam on Friday, the answer I am supposed to put about actual sales of the product in the market place is that it does not matter. That it is all about 2 things: 1) evidence showing that the mark was adopted, and; 2) use in a way sufficiently public to identify or distinguish the marked good in an appropriate segment of the public mind (even without evidence of actual sales). Since those may be here, it might not be that much of a stretch. ]]>Dec 5th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/Dec 5th 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
he stupidly thought blogger = industrial designer = steve jobs ]]>Dec 6th 2009 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/05/michael-arrington-says-crunchpad-litigation-is-imminent-provi/
I disagree with the analysis "In fact, the most notable thing about the letter from Arrington's lawyers to Fusion Garage is that it doesn't contain any contractual language whatsoever -- it only references emails and conversations between the two companies," because it does not aptly show that a contract does not exist between the parties, it only suggests that one does not because an email is the medium of communication. HOWEVER, binding contracts can be formed verbally or in writing so long as it satisfies certain standards (like the statute of frauds) and an email is a document that is probably signed by the party against whom it would be enforced, which is a great start.

Based on what you have indicated in the article, I would not count anyone out yet because nothing in the article sounded particularly damning, though certainly not as ideal as one might hope. Given the facts alleged in the attached documents I would certainly say there is a hunk of factual details missing that needs to be reviewed before any sort of decision about the existence of a contract can be made.

I am *not* an attorney, I am but a lowly law student who has completed a course on contracts and provided my thoughts about the information presented. I do not give legal advice, nor should this be taken as legal advice, and it is NOT legal advice. ]]>Dec 5th 2009 9:23PM