In perhaps the surest sign yet that mobile has arrived, related patent lawsuits are booming. With the exception of Microsoft, Palm and, so far, Google, "nearly every large mobile phone player ...
has recently been involved in some sort of patent litigation regarding mobile technologies," writes The New York Times Bits blog. Illustrating the madness perfects, the blog maps out the suits -- only
a fraction of which have so far been settled. More notable cases include Apple being sued by the Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics over alleged infringement of touch-screen patents.
"These suits, specifically around mobile, point to the drastically changing mobile landscape," according to Times reporter Nick Bilton. "Lawyers I spoke with explained that mobile technology was
still in its infancy and these large computing companies were trying to stake their claim to the future of computing." As mobile continues its rise, it's therefore hard to imagine any letup in related
litigation. Hope you have a good attorney.
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