Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 8th Nov 2009 16:11 UTC
We're all familiar with the fact that Apple has trouble managing its App Store. While it is overflowing with applications, Apple governs it willy-nilly, and the web is rife with stories from developers who had their application rejected for no apparent reason. There's now a new issue we can add to the list. Are you an iPhone developer? Do you want a similar, competing application out of the App Store? All you need to do is send an infringement claim to Apple, and they'll happily threaten to remove the competing application without a second thought. Update: And here's a similar case, about Stoneloops! vs. Luxor.
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RE[2]: This isn't rocket science folks
by cadabra on Sun 8th Nov 2009 21:43
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Thom, did they mention what part of their app exactly they plan on filing a patent on?
The original complaint isn't very clear. Is it displaying the clarke belt? Overlaying the satellites? Maybe just the fact that they're overlaying information onto the camera view? Using the accelerometers to calculate the angle of your iPhone? Drawing lines? The colour red?
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2005-06-29
Did you read - at all?
There is no patent. Heck, there is no filed/pending patent. They are preparing to submit a patent.
If that is reason enough to kick someone out of the App Store, then I hereby state that I am preparing a patent on using the iPhone as a remote control. Apple, please remove all remote control applications - including your own - from the App Store.
Thank you.