i5 4670k @ 4.9GHz - Stock Heatsink - The rest is melted silicon but I think I have a graphics card in there somewhere It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
I actually read about this yesterday. This is seriously too much, and it makes me feel like destroying what little apple products I have.
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I never did post a lot, but now I'm leaving forever. This forum in general is a joke, with the crappy mods, handing out infractions like nobody's business, and just being plain stupid. There's that and there's the amount of stupidity that members hold nowadays. XDA Developers and OCN here I come!
Aw, come on, guys. This is clearly revolutionary technology we're working with here. Apple can't just let other people steal their innovations such as "a rectangle with rounded corners," "searching through things on a phone" or "turning pages on a screen." They deserve this patent, as well as the right to sue anyone who uses their invention without permission.
Aw, come on, guys. This is clearly revolutionary technology we're working with here. Apple can't just let other people steal their innovations such as "a rectangle with rounded corners," "searching through things on a phone" or "turning pages on a screen." They deserve this patent, as well as the right to sue anyone who uses their invention without permission.
On a side-note, I've been wondering about this but what advantages do design patents offer then? Specifically in this example, it seems odd for Apple to patent such a design if others can create extremely similar ones anyways.
The case between apple and the swedish clock guys was a design patent example.
Design patents are for the exact same and specific "look and feel" of something, it's not about "extremely similar" things, it's about exact copies. "Extremely similar" is where normal patents come into play but for design patents things need to be almost an exact copy, down to every little detail in order to be infringing.
It's more of a legal precaution than anything, really. MS has one for the Xbox, Lucas has one for Yoda's figure, Intel has one for their logo, Samsung has one for the Galaxy S phones, etc. etc.
i5 4670k @ 4.9GHz - Stock Heatsink - The rest is melted silicon but I think I have a graphics card in there somewhere It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
Design patents are for the exact same and specific "look and feel" of something, it's not about "extremely similar" things, it's about exact copies. "Extremely similar" is where normal patents come into play but for design patents things need to be almost an exact copy, down to every little detail in order to be infringing.
This is actually completely false according to the article fm87 posted...
An object with a design that is substantially similar to the design claimed in a design patent cannot be made, used, copied or imported into the United States. The copy does not have to be exact for the patent to be infringed. It only has to be substantially similar.
It's a Wikipedia article, so of course nothing is definite, but here's the source for that claim. It's a .pdf and isn't loading in my browser, but feel free to check it if you have any qualms.
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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.
This is actually completely false according to the article fm87 posted...
It's a Wikipedia article, so of course nothing is definite, but here's the source for that claim. It's a .pdf and isn't loading in my browser, but feel free to check it if you have any qualms.
"Substantially similar" to the average person and to the court of law, is an "essential exact copy".
Or rather, "enough of a copy/imitation that you would confuse the two".
They just patented digital page turning. There goes the e-reader market. Well, at least if they want nice page turning graphics.
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It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
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Are they trying to get sued or what? I can see at least 10 companies in a position to make a lawsuit right now, and it'll continue to grow.
I would guess they would go with silver/aluminum grey first considering the color of their Macbooks and iWhateverthehellitis.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SteevyT/saved/21PI
Was that sarcastic enough?
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Design patents are NOWHERE NEAR the same as a normal patent. This goes for that other thread about them patenting a rectangle with round cornrers.
FFS people if you are going to rag on Apple, don't look like an idiot in the process.
yes, but if i am remembering right so were the ones in the Samsung case
i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
Project RedShift
Design patents are for the exact same and specific "look and feel" of something, it's not about "extremely similar" things, it's about exact copies. "Extremely similar" is where normal patents come into play but for design patents things need to be almost an exact copy, down to every little detail in order to be infringing.
It's more of a legal precaution than anything, really. MS has one for the Xbox, Lucas has one for Yoda's figure, Intel has one for their logo, Samsung has one for the Galaxy S phones, etc. etc.
It surprises me how many people on this forum can't read benchmarks.
This is actually completely false according to the article fm87 posted...
It's a Wikipedia article, so of course nothing is definite, but here's the source for that claim. It's a .pdf and isn't loading in my browser, but feel free to check it if you have any qualms.
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.
Or rather, "enough of a copy/imitation that you would confuse the two".
Same deal.