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Apple, HTC, LG, RIM, Samsung Targeted by Patent Suit

Mar 28, 2012, 7:43 AM by Eric M. Zeman

A company called Graphics Properties Holdings recently filed a lawsuit against Apple, HTC, LG, RIM, Samsung, and Sony, alleging that the companies' products violate its intellectual property. Specifically, the lawsuit covers a patent pertaining to how mobile devices process data and text into pixels on a display. The lawsuit names the Apple iPhone, HTC EVO 4G, LG Thrill, RIM BlackBerry Torch, Samsung Galaxy S/S II, and Sony Xperia Play as violating the patent. Graphics Properties, which has already sued some of these same companies under a different name, is seeking damages and royalty agreements.

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BlackBerry Torch 9800

3.2" display 360 x 480 pixels
1,300 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

LG Thrill 4G / Optimus 3D

4.3" display 480 x 800 pixels
TI OMAP 4430 processor 0.5 GB RAM
1,500 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G (GSM)

4" display 480 x 854 pixels
Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 processor
1,500 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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Overmann

Mar 28, 2012, 9:25 PM

OK Seriously

This whole patent thing has gone way WAY out of porportion lately. It seems there needs to be a major gap in the patenting process that needs to be closed up to keep upstarts from hanging onto an idea drawn on a napkin in the hopes they can sue Apple or whoever when they come up with the same idea all on their own.

T Bone

There are entire companies which do nothing but make up stuff to patent and then sit on them until someone tries to use a similar idea, and then sue for patent infringement.

There really needs to be some kind of rule to prevent this, something whic...
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