Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons

[eidairaman1]

Surely they dont expect them to halt using the previews, that would just be retarded. If it truly does infringe they need to work out a licensing deal.

all they are doing is trying to sue them so they can get money so they dont go out of business is all, look at all the previous civil suits. Most of these Patent Infringement cases are frivilous.

 

[Haytch]

Gregory Swartz has been trying to patent the preview icon concept with everything in it, since the early 1990's. His first of several applications which was rejected back in 2001 was simply a continuation of his previous 1998 application.

I hope that company crashes and burns in a fantastic fire.

mrw1986 im sorry, that idea has already been patent

One can say that those that patent intellectual ideas are the scum of humanity. The ones that dont share, just live off the poor mans back. Then one could also say, ' Shut up or ill sue you '.

 

[eidairaman1]

with all these civil suits goin on im sick of hearing them TBH because they all seem to be copying eachother, 1 small company is suffering for cash and so they get the idea to sue a bigger company for patent infringement, well when they lose they lose big time and it outweighs what they win anyday.

 

[zithe]

Sorry, going off topic:

If somebody sued me, I'd sue back for mental anguish.

 

[Mussels]

i think the laws need a revision. say, patents only last 25 years or until the company that registered it closes down.

Also make it so that COMPANIES have trademarks/patents, and not individuals. That way someone else can always buy the idea back if they buy out the company.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

There is already maximum lengths (20 years or less) for patents. Businesses or individuals can register a patent. A lot of inventors out there don't work for a business so they file by themselves. Even people that work for businesses often file individually in case something does happen to the business then they still own the patent to their invention. The business usually decides how employees file a patent.

 

[Binge]

may the best idiot win

+1

 

[Random Murderer]

Thumbnails for images goes back to at least XP which came out in 2001 and perhaps even farther back than that. They're trying to claim intellectual property that has clearly been "public domain" for over seven years. If they really wanted to pick that fight, they would have had to of done it at least five years ago. They're wasting their time and money.

perhaps everybody needs to read the patent itself. the patent is not for thumbnails for images, but thumbnails for entire files/programs, as seen in vista when you hover your mouse over the taskbar.
this is not a frivolous lawsuit, they have a very substantial case and the only reason i see that it took them this long to file is the gathering of evidence.
EDIT: the fact that they are suing for a "court injunction preventing further infringement of their patent" should tell you all that this is not a frivolous suit...