Elan Microelectronics Demands to Ban Sales of Nearly All Apple Products.

**god_43** · 03-31-2010, 03:19 PM

Elan Microelectronics Corp. this week announced that it had filed a complaint in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against Apple. Elan believes that numerous products by Apple infringe its patents and demands ITC to ban sales of nearly all products by the company. The lawsuit from the specialist in various screen technologies comes just weeks after Apple sued HTC for patent infringement.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/monitor..._Products.html

**Russian** · 03-31-2010, 03:20 PM

Elan sued them before they sued anyone else, actually. its been going on for a while...

**Dainas** · 03-31-2010, 03:27 PM

Rambus would be proud, it is after all the american way

**Sushi Warrior** · 03-31-2010, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Dainas

Rambus would be proud, it is after all the american way

Not like Apple is any different... they will sue you if they have anything remotely close to an apple in your logo... hell, I'm pretty sure they have pears too.

**Dainas** · 03-31-2010, 03:56 PM

indeed, but theres nothing like a lurking nobody coming out of the woodworks to claim falsely what isnt theres. With apple you typically know the knockoffs had it coming.

**mstp2009** · 03-31-2010, 04:03 PM

I hope apple has to cough up big bucks.

**NKrader** · 03-31-2010, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by mstp2009

I hope apple has to cough up big bucks.

+1

**yngndrw** · 03-31-2010, 04:09 PM

I bet Job's attitude won't change even after this, though.

**Sushi Warrior** · 03-31-2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Dainas

indeed, but theres nothing like a lurking nobody coming out of the woodworks to claim falsely what isnt theres. With apple you typically know the knockoffs had it coming.

Yeah, because a college/university in BC with an apple in front of a mountain is really a knock-off.... Apple is also suing HTC and Nokia IIRC.

Originally Posted by mstp2009

I hope apple has to cough up big bucks.

QFT

**zanzabar** · 03-31-2010, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by mstp2009

I hope apple has to cough up big bucks.

that would suck it would add a tax of $10-20 for anything with multi touch even though they have a vary vague patent that just talks about distinguishing fingers on a screen, its nothing about how to use it or what to do with it, just detecting 2 fingers on a screen

**god_43** · 03-31-2010, 05:11 PM

well they already settled with synaptics so...idk i think they are legit?

**Nintendork** · 03-31-2010, 05:13 PM

Apple even sue a school...

**Soulburner** · 03-31-2010, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by zanzabar

that would suck it would add a tax of $10-20 for anything with multi touch even though they have a vary vague patent that just talks about distinguishing fingers on a screen, its nothing about how to use it or what to do with it, just detecting 2 fingers on a screen

That's the idea.

Look up the early patents for airplane and flight...look up the Wright Brothers patent lawsuits. You need to make it as vague, broad and sweeping as possible, yet just enough to get your patent approved.

**ExodusC** · 03-31-2010, 06:16 PM

I'd probably say this is a frivolous lawsuit under normal circumstances, but with Apple trying to claim they invented multi-touch on mobile devices, maybe they are getting a bit of "what goes around comes around."

**zanzabar** · 03-31-2010, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by ExodusC

I'd probably say this is a frivolous lawsuit under normal circumstances, but with Apple trying to claim they invented multi-touch on mobile devices, maybe they are getting a bit of "what goes around comes around."

but it sets a bad precedent for the entire industry as if apple falls then HTC, samsung, sony, moto, MS and nintendo (if the new gba follows the rumors) will all get the same suit and they did nothing for the patent. so while i would like to see apple get its just desserts, especially on multi touch, it will hurt everyone.

**RaZz!** · 04-01-2010, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by ExodusC

I'd probably say this is a frivolous lawsuit under normal circumstances, but with Apple trying to claim they invented multi-touch on mobile devices, maybe they are getting a bit of "what goes around comes around."

qft!

it would be so funny if elan wins this case

**alfaunits** · 04-01-2010, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by mstp2009

I hope apple has to cough up big bucks.

x2. I would especially love to see Apple fans paying extra through their noses to cover this cost

**Particle** · 04-01-2010, 05:17 AM

In an ideal world, Apple would lose but everyone else (including them from that point) would get to use multitouch unobstructed. Software patents are mostly fail wrapped in fail sprinkled with fail and sautéed in a light fail sauce.

**zalbard** · 04-01-2010, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by ExodusC

I'd probably say this is a frivolous lawsuit under normal circumstances, but with Apple trying to claim they invented multi-touch on mobile devices, maybe they are getting a bit of "what goes around comes around."

Same for the ridiculous "i" letter, yeah. Oh, they also invented tablets.

**IanB** · 04-01-2010, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by particle

in an ideal world, apple would lose but everyone else (including them from that point) would get to use multitouch unobstructed. Software patents are mostly fail wrapped in fail sprinkled with fail and sautéed in a light fail sauce.

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