Re:Apple's New Pinch-To-Zoom Monopoly is Bad News
by TheGateKeeper on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @01:10PM
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Being obvious doesn't make it prior art alone. If that were the case, Shazam would owe me millions.
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Re:Apple's New Pinch-To-Zoom Monopoly is Bad News
by talmand on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @02:06PM
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I'm saying the patent was obvious before the fact because of prior art. Just because someone was the first to patent something doesn't mean that they can claim it was not obvious before their patent was issued.
If you had prior art that invalidates a patent it doesn't necessarily mean the owner of the patent owes you money.