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Originally Posted by oilyfan
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Yes, problem is they've managed to slip in a lot of elements of basic UI design that have existed for years into that patent along with the other stuff. This type of behaviour will only get worse with the proposed patent reform "first to file" vs. "first to invent"
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Originally Posted by oilyfan
1. You can also contest it after by filing prior art that was not considered during the patent process or
2. You can just build the patented device and hope a) you can contest the patent when suit is filed for infringement b) just hope that the patent holder doesn't sue
Samsung obviously took path 2
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Yep. Really what they should have done is invalidated the things first. Samsung has been punished for it with this lawsuit. Though excessively so given that these were mostly design patents not essential patents and also the questionable validity of some of the patents themselves.