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If you took the time to actually read the verdict, you'd see that claim was dismissed. Also, it's not a patent on rounded corners, it's a design patent, which i
by sbuk 14y ago
If you took the time to actually read the verdict, you'd see that claim was dismissed. Also, it's not a patent on rounded corners, it's a design patent, which is essentially a patent granted on the ornamental design of a functional item that pretty much every other manufacture has managed not to plagiarise. And what the hell has the "financial crisis" got to do with this? Is suppose that's the jury's fault too now?
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- Tichy 14y agoFinancial crisis: because one billion dollar suddenly is "a reasonable amount of money".
- sbuk 14y agoI'd suggest that the figure became a reasonable amount when both litigant started turning over several multiples of that figure per quarter. It's the effect of general inflatin on economies.