Apple slide-to-unlock patent invalidated by the German court

05 April, 2013
Apple lost the court battle with Samsung and Motorola based on the slide-to-unlock patent.

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  • AnonD-133177
  • t1$
  • 07 Apr 2013

[deleted post]may be apple should patent the display screen too...

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    • buppy
    • K2E
    • 07 Apr 2013

    but if anyone want to transfer large file from phone to phone better idea is transfer the memory card and copy to internal memory. such as for 3 gb hd movie.

    NB: NOT FOR APPLE FANBOY

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      • buppy
      • K2E
      • 07 Apr 2013

      Human, 06 Apr 2013I salute to your patient if you manage to wait for your Blu... moreno. we transfer 1 gb file directly to memory card via mini usb port. it doesn't need any software like itune.

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        • AnonD-77892
        • UNA
        • 07 Apr 2013

        AnonD-87800, 07 Apr 2013Gimmick? ?? I had been using my Note 2 to the fullest and e... morewell im using iphone 3gs and 4s and im very satisfied!

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          • buppy
          • K2E
          • 07 Apr 2013

          I think apple has patent of using aluminium body.

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            • AnonD-77892
            • UNA
            • 07 Apr 2013

            [deleted post]spam everywhere!

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              • ililili
              • 49x
              • 07 Apr 2013

              Apple can't do shit without Steve Jobs.

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                • Anonymous
                • TRJ
                • 07 Apr 2013

                Finally, my faith in humanity has been restored.

                Just when I thought the world had gone to hell and actually allowed something like a rectangle with rounded edges to be considered valid "intellectual property" and patent-able, the Germans showed the rest of us what boll**ks that is.

                Nothing against Apple as a company personally (the iPhone 4 was great and so was the iPad), but I have serious doubt with regards to their business ethics when they focus more on suing their competition as opposed to continuing innovation and bringing better products to us, which was what made them great in the first place.

                They should seriously get their priorities straight. I somehow have a feeling that as a company, Apple has lost its direction.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Jxh
                  • 07 Apr 2013

                  yan, 05 Apr 2013 its funny, cuz ive never needed to transfer files thru blu... moreReally? I believe you just fell for their strategy. I share a lot and if I share somethibg with anyvody, way of sharing is always bluetooth, if its not with an iphone. I dont believe anyone prefers others ways, I believe they have no other choice here.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Jxh
                    • 07 Apr 2013

                    AnonD-77892, 06 Apr 2013okey let say they patented a lot. But not only apple right?... moreThis is unbelieveable... really now... how can anyone defend apple and still feel like being smart? Nobody has anything against patents. Patents are not a bad thing, if you use them, as they should be used. So, you can patent technology, science, a way of how a functionalityworks, on the tech side. You cannot patent shapes, smell, look, feeling whatsoever... people who really believe apples patents are really patentable, really dont understand what a patent is and should really stop their mouths from posting more stupidity. Apple is a company who makes chocolate cake. There is cake for everyone, but apple thought of adding chocolate. They didnt invent chocolate nor cake, but they were the first to mix both together and now apples tells every cakefactory, they are not allowed to use chocolate on their cake, even though, chocolate and cake voth existed without apple and they didnt invent any of that... On the hardware side, what did apple really invent to mske smartphones happen? Nothing, they were the first to make a good cake combined with chocolate, but still, they did not invent chocolate or cake, so how can they tell everybody else, chocolate cake is theirs and noone is allowed to use them? The reason why ape patents such dumb rhings is, because else, they couldnt patent anything, because they dont make anything themselves... hell, its not like they created a cpu for smartphones and without them, that would not be possible, all that hardware already existed... Android is also older than iOS... I give Apple credit for kicking the ball to start everything, that doesbt mean, I have to be blindly stupid about their products.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Jxh
                      • 07 Apr 2013

                      Anonymous, 06 Apr 2013This is how patented products/designs/innovations are made ... moreNo shame on your way of thinking. Finally some court brought some sense into this whole patent thing... Finally there are only patents accepted, which really are worth a patent. You can patent a way of making something, you cant patent a functionality. When the brothers wright build the first plane to fly around, they didnt patent flying and said, if a rocket can fly, they have to pay money to us, because we had the idea of flying first^^

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JEi
                        • 07 Apr 2013

                        motorola is mobile inventor .
                        moto is best

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                          • AnonD-87800
                          • sgn
                          • 07 Apr 2013

                          AnonD-77892, 07 Apr 2013all you people are brain washed with android/samsung. why y... moreGimmick? ?? I had been using my Note 2 to the fullest and enjoying every minute with it. All the features and functionality that comes with it is a dream come true to every techy guy. You just can't accept that iphone had been left out in the innovation race.

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                            • AnonD-77892
                            • UNA
                            • 07 Apr 2013

                            AnonD-87800, 07 Apr 2013Let's face it. Apple is slowly dying. Their stock fell con... morebut in real life iphone still selling like a hot cake. accept it!

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                              • UNA
                              • 07 Apr 2013

                              all you people are brain washed with android/samsung. why you all need those gimmick innovation if you dont need it all in real life? if apple did not release iphone, do you think those company makes what they are made now? think about it! innovation has grown so fast after apple release iphone.

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                                • AnonD-87800
                                • sgn
                                • 07 Apr 2013

                                AnonD-77892, 07 Apr 2013you are troll and apple basher!Let's face it. Apple is slowly dying. Their stock fell consistently since September last year from over $700 per share to just $400. Then Apple slashed their parts orders due to less demand. Iphone popularity here in GSMarena is just mere 39%. The last two years people had seen almost no innovation from Apple.
                                So there you go. Companies have their ups and downs just like Nokia and BlackBerry. And now it's Apple's turn.

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                                  • Limited
                                  • vj1
                                  • 07 Apr 2013

                                  AnonD-77892, 07 Apr 2013you are troll and apple basher!You won't get anything from apple even if you defend them with your life. Just face the FACT that Apple is losing. No need to reply to all those people who HATE Apple.

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                                    • AnonD-77892
                                    • UNA
                                    • 07 Apr 2013

                                    AnonD-87800, 07 Apr 2013Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahhahahaha! That's what Apple get. App... moreyou are troll and apple basher!

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                                      • AnonD-87800
                                      • sgn
                                      • 07 Apr 2013

                                      Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahhahahaha! That's what Apple get. Apple is slowly dying as a result of their actions.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4@9
                                        • 07 Apr 2013

                                        German court to apple: This isn't Amerika.