Apple’s lawsuit against HTC made one thing clear: Steve. Jobs. Will. Cut You. And with all the patents they’ve got? Nobody’s safe. Here’s who’s next on the subpoena warpath:
https://gizmodo.com/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-5483632
Patent #8,567,301: A Process to Cryogenically Microbead Pasteurized Dairy
Defendant: Dippin’ Dots
Patent #5,475,939: Inexpensive Self-Assembled Home Furnishings With Names That Sound Like Lesser Norse Gods
Defendant: Ikea
Patent #6,374,752: Constructing an Opulent Hyper-Futuristic City Without Having the Resources to Maintain It
Defendant: Dubai
Patent #3,405,356: Music Composition Utilizing Three Chords In Sequence and Repetitive Anti-Establishment Lyrics
Defendants: Joey Ramone; Iggy Pop; Johnny Rotten; et al
Patent #2,366,291: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Defendants: Congressional and Executive Branches of US Government; “School House Rock”
Patent #4,769,002: Placing “I” Before “E” (Excepting Those Occasions In Which Preceded By “C” Or When Phonetically Comparable to “A”)
Defendants: Strunk and White; My Third Grade Homeroom Teacher; the English Language
Patent #9,753,482: Achieving Fame Despite Lack of Discernable Talent or Drive
Defendants: Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt, the Cast of “Tool Academy,” et al
Patent #1,749,682: Dogs
Defendants: Dogs
