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Palm responds to Apple's veiled threat: "we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves"
Engadget —
We've been waiting for this. Ever since Tim Cook made his non-specific, veiled threats in response to a direct question about how the Palm Pre "almost directly emulates the kind of touch interface" found on the iPhone, the entire tech community has waited for the next move. Now Lynn Fox, a Palm spokesperson has stepped into the fray. In a response given to Digital Daily and presumably crafted by a team of lawyers over the 2 days since the Apple analyst call, Lynn says the following: Palm has a long history of innovation that ...
Palm Responds to Apple's Legal Posturing With Even More Posturing [Palm]
Gizmodo —
... ." It's not certain that he wasn't referring to the Pre, but it's clear in any case that he didn't want to initiate a public cockwaving contest over it. Palm apparently does, which is a strategy I'm not sure their lawyers would be overly enthusiastic about. [AllThingsD] ...
Palm Responds to Apple's Legal Posturing With More Posturing [Palm]
Gizmodo —
... ." It's not certain that he wasn't referring to the Pre, but it's clear in any case that he didn't want to initiate a public cockwaving contest over it. Palm apparently does, which is a strategy I'm not sure their lawyers would be overly enthusiastic about. [AllThingsD] ...
Palm fires back passive agressive legal volley to Apple
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... in the Palm Pre.
We like competition, as long as they don’t rip off our IP, and if they do, we’re going to go after anybody that does … We will not stand for having our IP ripped off and we’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal [to make sure that doesn't happen]. I don’t know that I can be more clear than that.
Palms stock dropped 6%. Those are mighty big words to the bottom line.
What to do? Palm fired back, in slightly less harsh terms this morning with...
Well, if Palm was ...
Palm replies to iPhone similities threats
iPhone Buzz —
... and touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has sent a clear message:
“Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm.
Yeah, the story continues...
[Digital Daily via PreCommunity]
Palm replies to iPhone similarities threats
Top iPhone News —
... touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has just sent a clear message:
“Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm.
Yeah, the story continues…
[Digital Daily via PreCommunity]
Palm Not Shaken By Veiled Apple Threats
Gearlog —
... Palm, for its part, doesn't seem to be losing any sleep over Cook's less than subtle assessment. "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space," Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox told All Things D. "If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves."
Cook issues veiled threat to iPhone competitors
The Apple Core —
... they do show the Apple smartphone at several points. Let’s also not forget that Palm’s executive chairman is Jon Rubinstein , the former Apple executive behind the iPod and that Palm is full of former Apple engineers. One can see why this combination of coincidences might ruffle a few legal feathers in Cupertino. Update: Palm doesn’t seem to be scared by Apple’s saber rattling, telling Digital Daily that “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.” Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox (also, ...
Palm to Apple: We'll "vigorously" defend our IP, too
AppleInsider —
... . "Palm has been building its own intellectual property portfolio for 15 years, and we will defend it vigorously, if necessary," she added. In separate comments to All Things Digital , she said: "We have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." Many analysts believe the Pre must succeed in order for Palm to survive. The company now has former Apple employees in key positions, including Jon Rubinstein, once the head of hardware engineering for ...
Palm Responds to Apple iPhone Patent Warnings
Technologizer —
... . Now Palm PR head Lynn Fox has responded to the idea that the Pre might tread too closely to iPhone territory, in the form of a quote in a story by All Things Digital’s John Paczkowski : Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio ( ...
Will Apple Sue Palm for Ripping Off iPhone?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves," a Palm spokeswoman told All Things Digital. ...
Apple vs. Palm: War of words begins
Phones Review —
... features such as a multi-touch UI which is found in the Apple iPhone. This is probably due to the Pre being spearheaded by ex-Apple head of hardware engineering Jon Rubenstein.
Palm however is not afraid of any blustering from the Apple ranks and will not be bullied by mere words from Apple and in fact has said if faced with legal action are quite capable of defending themselves.
Will we soon be seeing legal confrontation between Apple and Palm?
Source – digitaldaily
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Multi-touch appears on G1 Android- proves value of open source
jkOnTheRun —
... The T-Mobile G1 Android phone was missing one key ability that iPhone competitors are expected to have, multi-touch. The hardware is capable of supporting multi-touch features like the famous “zoom pinch” but it was missing from the phone in its released form. Given the recent saber-rattling between Palm and Apple about multi-touch and patents it’s easy to see why it was easier to avoid that whole debate and leave it out. ...
Apple awarded multi-touch patent- end game for everyone else?
jkOnTheRun —
... Palm is set to release their multi-touch enabled phone, the Pre, shortly and Apple has already made it clear they will protect their IP in regards to multi-touch. The timing of this patent award by the US government couldn’t come at a worse time for Palm, that’s for sure. We expect to see Apple do more than rattle their sabers at companies like Palm to protect this patent. It’s a great time to be an Apple shareholder but not so much so for everyone else. ...
Palm replies to iPhone similarities threats
Top iPhone News —
... touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has just sent a clear message:
“Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm.
Yeah, the story continues…
[Digital Daily via PreCommunity]
