Found Footage: Apple vs. Predator

The way the stupid patent system works, prior art is unfortunately a very weak patent defense. You have to show that EVERY element of the patent appears simultaneously in your prior art to escape the clutches of the patent. In the video I see a whole lot of sliding going on, but no mobile devices. Sorry but that means the courts are going to completely ignore all these examples. Legally speaking they are not valid prior art. The differences are trivial and obvious, but that is the way the stupid system works.

A much better way to escape the clutches of a patent is to show you don't infringe because to make that argument you only have to find ONE tiny difference between what is described in the patent and what it is that you do. For example a mobile device that required you to use 2 sliders to unlock would amazingly enough probably escape the patent. As would one where you have to turn a virtual dial, or tap a button before you slide, or a zillion and one other tiny obvious variations. Legally speaking these are different devices. I know the differences are trivial and obvious, but that is the way the stupid system works.

The patent system is broken, silly and sucks. Unfortunately it is the law and you have no choice but to play by their ridiculous rules. Choose an argument which exploits the silliness of the rules, not one which is defeated by them.

the patent isn't protecting "sliding a finger across a touch screen" - its protecting a way to unlock a mobile device. You can't patent an idea, but you can patent an implementation of implementation something, e.g. slide finger across the screen to unlock it. No one had this before, nothing in the video does either, not even the predator, he isn't unlocking the mobile device. ANyway, fun and games as usual - happy friday.

This is not even fair because is it totally different technologies! If you notice the Predator touch slide is being controlled by a claw when in fact, Steve Jobs has not been able to duplicate their, I'm sorry to say, much more advance technologies! We have yet to see fingernails activate finger-sensing-only touch screens. I think the aliens should just settle out of court though. Or perhaps Steve could trade them something for their technology!

Molly wood hates all things apple and worships google

lol!

Oh wow. That link is one OLD CNET PAGE. Why not link to bol.cnet.com? Much better and has the new redesign. Just sayin'.

The predators might have advanced laser sights, hunting claws, and thermal vision, but Steve has the Reality Distortion Field. I think Steve would win.