Apple sued over Disk Utility patent
The words "Apple" and "lawsuit" have nearly become synonymous lately, as companies crawl out of the woodworks to sue the Cupertino company. On August 17, 2011, Software Restore Solutions filed a complaint against Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The company claims Apple's Disk Utility feature violates a portion of its network manager patent from 1998. SRS claims Apple was aware of the violation and ignored it. The company is asking for triple damages because this case allegedly involves knowing and willful infringement on Apple's part.
Software Restore Solutions filed a lawsuit against Citrix, Nuance, Activision, Adobe, IBM, Skype and more in a case filed June 11, 2011. Apple is listed as one of 26 defendants in this earlier case as well.
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The words "Apple" and "lawsuit" have nearly become synonymous lately, as companies crawl out of the woodworks to sue the Cupertino...
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Excuse me why did they wait 11 years. Should be tossed out of court for tardiness.
August 18 2011 at 5:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNot filing in eastern Texas, eh? Ballsy!
August 18 2011 at 4:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Brian
I think it is funny how many people will comment when they know nothing about the patent or the claims in the case.
August 18 2011 at 3:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow... would they also sue the developer of CFengine, Parrot, and Tripwire?
August 18 2011 at 3:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply1998 are you joking they need to go back under the stone that they came from.
the court needs to ask where have they been hiding for the last 14 yrs then kick it out
Hi, I'm Apple, I have 80 billion in cash. Sue me.
August 18 2011 at 1:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI hate patent trolls.
August 18 2011 at 12:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow many years has disk utility been out? 20?
August 18 2011 at 12:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWho started all this tomfoolery in the first place? I can't remember anymore… please say it wasn't us (but don't lie to me)…
August 18 2011 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is exactly why there should be a rider put on lawsuits of this nature, the in effects says "if you are found to be maliciously and speculatively filing lawsuits and ruled against, you will not only loose the ruling; but will also be barred from any such similar filings in future." Also, maybe it's a good idea that should the suit fail, the attorneys in question should also be held liable for wasting judicial time.
August 18 2011 at 12:31 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyCould the attorneys also be shot? Win or lose... Doesn't matter to me.
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