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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by ellyagg on Monday April 18, 2011 @05:12PM (#2460701)
Wait, so Xeroc Parc had a massively successful GUI computing product that they proved the commercial viability of through their own risk, capital, and initiative?
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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by jonknee on Monday April 18, 2011 @05:21PM (#2460740)
What's it matter if something is popular before copying it? If anything it's more of a dick move to copy something relatively unknown.
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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by mikeryan on Monday April 18, 2011 @05:44PM (#2460842)
It doesn't matter if something is popular, but this case heavily revolves around Trade Dress and consumer confusion. If Xerox's OS never became a commercial product those issues are moot.

Outside of this article I'm not sure if this isn't more of a trademark and IP suit then pure patent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_dress

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Re:Apple Files Patent Suit Against Samsung Over Galaxy Line ... by plister on Monday April 18, 2011 @08:22PM (#2461240)
Didn't xerox trade rights for apple stock. Yes. I Believe they did. End of debate.
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