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Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on September 10, 2013 Posted in Technology No Comments Tagged with patents

This strikes me as a good example of “good patents” but where the patent system none-the-less is failing to protect innovators – i.e. here is a company, Dyson, that has come up with some revolutionary new technologies, which they have …

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By Daniel Appelquist Posted on April 12, 2008 Posted in mobile 2.0 7 Comments Tagged with Apple, gestures, iPhone, ipr, patents, touch, userexperience

Once upon a time, a company called Apple came out with a great concept: a breakthrough consumer device with a new user interface that left the competitors in the dust. It brought UI to a whole new level by introducing …

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Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum

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