Ericsson seeks US sales ban of Apple iPhone, iPad in patent lawsuit barrage

[IDemo]

Source: PC World

Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits.

The Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor filed nine lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, seven in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and two in the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of a total of 41 of its patents, it said Friday.

Apple is no stranger to the courts when it comes to patent disputes. Previous cases have often focused on the “look and feel” of its products, turning on the curvature of a phone’s corners, or how it indicates that it can’t perform an action when someone swipes the screen. Many of the patents Ericsson says Apple is infringing, though, cut right to the heart of smartphone and tablet functionality: their ability to connect to 2G, 3G or 4G mobile networks to make calls or exchange data.

Until last month, Apple had a license for the patents at issue, but declined the new terms Ericsson offered when the existing agreement ran out.

Read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2890052/ericsson-seeks-to-block-sales-of-apple-products-in-us-stepping-up-patent-dispute.html

[dembotoz]

1. now that would be funny

[brooklynite]

2. Good luck with that...

[IDemo]

3. They just lost a half-billion dollar judgment this week

http://www.slashgear.com/apple-infringement-25370437/

[onehandle]

6. Patent troll. Apple, Google, and others pay billions to what are basically shady law firms.

Every year. Costing us all in the end.

The ambulance chasers of the tech sector.

[IDemo]

7. That may have actually applied to Smartflash (even though the judge didn't see it that way)

but anyone remotely familiar with Ericsson knows they are heavily invested in telecom equipment that makes use of this technology.

[onehandle]

8. Thus my answer to this tangent of this thread.

Ericsson's suit is a negotiation tactic. Common.

[RedstDem]

4. apple should get on the stick

And actually invent something.

Before all the apple sycophants attack, I'm just kidding

[onehandle]

5. Patent negotiation tactic. Nothing will be 'banned.'

Happens all the time.

This is like using LBN to report, 'Lawyers Conduct Business.'