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Palm throws cold water on possible patent battle
Palm throws cold water on possible patent battle
The president and chief executive of Palm says his company is more focused on finishing the Pre than worrying about any sort of patent battle with iPhone maker Apple.
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Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: Palm steps back from patent battle
Phones Review — ... the Pal Pre. Colligan also mentioned that Palm has amassed 1500 patens over the last 15 years and then went on to compare patent disputes to the animal kingdom basically saying it’s like two porcupines facing off each other. While Tim Cook, acting chief of Apple states he wasn’t referring to any particular company when he said last month…”We will not stand to have our IP ripped off. We’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal.” Source – appleinsider ...

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