{"id":11016,"date":"2011-08-10T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2023-12-28T06:40:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:40:31","slug":"apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/08\/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Sues Motorola Over Xoom Design."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/08\/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design\/steve_jobs_wwdc07\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11018\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1575\" data-attachment-id=\"11018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/08\/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design\/steve_jobs_wwdc07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?fit=1600%2C1575&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1575\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve_Jobs_WWDC07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?fit=602%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?resize=1600%2C1575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11018\" title=\"Steve_Jobs_WWDC07\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?resize=602%2C592&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Steve_Jobs_WWDC07.jpg?resize=180%2C177&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh off the dropkick to Samsung&#8217;s groin, Apple&#8217;s legal team is gearing up for another fight in Europe. As it would turn out, Apple has it&#8217;s eye on Motorola&#8217;s Xoom for infringing on the design of the now quite invincible iPad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOSSpaptents noted that buried in the complaint that led to the injunction against Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe was a mention of additional complaints against Motorola and a German company named JAY-tech. However the notes are light on details. Further investigation reveals that Apple has already won an injunction against the JAY-tech tablet had in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what do we get out of this escalation of pillow fights between Motorola and Apple? A big bag of meh. Up till now, the fight has been over patents related to the iPhone and DROID lines. The escalation isn&#8217;t entirely unexpected. This does speak to the hypocritical criticism of Microsoft&#8217;s legal activities. The truth is, fighting to the top of the mountain is a good old fashioned drag out knuckle fight, but once you&#8217;re up there, the <del>inhuman demonic spawn<\/del> lawyers, take over. Can Apple get an injunction against everyone? Not likely, but it can certainly disrupt their business. The question becomes, at what point does patenting a rectangle become anti-competitive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should be fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/allthingsd.com\/20110810\/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design\/\">All Things D<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fosspatents.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/apple-is-also-suing-motorola-in-europe.html\">FOSS Patents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their victory over Samsung, Apple sets its sights on Motorola&#8217;s Xoom tablet in a design infringement battle. 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