Comments on: Noise Free says Apple stole its technology, sues to stop patent claim http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/ Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: yousuf http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862905 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:16:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862905 great article
interesting to read

]]> By: michael yang http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862776 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:00:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862776 Why did noise free show the noise canceling technology in the first place?

]]> By: Justin http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862757 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:17:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862757 Why is the patent office allowing such similar patents? Don’t they check for preexisting patents anymore?

]]> By: Rich http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862528 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:53:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862528 I’m saying that background noise reduction doesn’t require new and amazing technology…just a simple method using analog circuits that’s been known for decades. What we’re seeing here may be one of these patent fights which have (probably correctly) been labeled an abuse of the patent system.

]]> By: AJ http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862514 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:04:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862514 Then why don’t you make it and get rich while doing so?

]]> By: Jeff John Roberts http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862502 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:20:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862502 Fixed, thanks GW.

]]> By: Rich http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862374 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:34:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862374 All it takes to provide background noise reduction is two small and inexpensive microphones. No big deal.

]]> By: GW http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862365 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:43:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862365 Your link for “US Patent 7742790″ is rather malformed.

]]> By: Stephen Adolph http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862336 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:27:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862336 You would need to (1) read the issued claims and (2) understand what Apple is making/using/selling to have an opinion as to infringement by Apple.

This, people, is why you patent your technology. One useful thing to do is incorporate commercial restrictions in your NDA relating to the disclosure.

]]> By: Abiel Abuy http://gigaom.com/2012/07/09/noise-free-says-apple-stole-its-technology-sues-to-stop-patent-claim/#comment-862273 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:01:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=540795#comment-862273 If Audience is the company that is providing the noise-canceling components to Apple, I don’t see any patent infringement, trade secret theft and breach of contract there. Unless of course Audience is also an Apple company.

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