Q: Why is Lodsys contacting Application publishers and website publishers...
The economic gains provided by the Lodsys inventions (increase in revenue through additional sales, or decrease in costs to service the customer) are being enjoyed by the business that provides the...
View ArticleResponding and clarifying
Apologies for taking some time to respond, however the “flash mob” speculation of the blogs/press, the amazing amount of spam (death threats, hateful bile) to Mark’s email, and just a lot to respond...
View ArticleQ: (opinion, in several emails): You are a parasite, a troll, you should...
There are lots of bills in life that it would be preferable to not pay if one didn’t have to. Lodsys is just trying to get value for assets that it owns, just like each and every company selling...
View ArticleWhy did Lodsys sue some App Developers on May 31, 2011
Lodsys chose to move its litigation timing to an earlier date than originally planned, in response to Apple’s threat, in order to preserve its legal options.
View ArticleWhy are you targeting Apple developers or Android developers? Why are you...
In the May 15, 2011 blog posting, we clearly stated that we are attempting to license every App Developer that utilizes the functionality, regardless of size, and regardless of enabling technology, and...
View ArticleResponsibility and Accountability: Lodsys USD$1,000 offer
While it is true that Apple and Lodsys have an obvious dispute about the scope of Apple’s license to the Lodsys Patents, we are willing to put our money where our mouth is and pay you something if we...
View ArticleWhat is the platform promise?
Platform providers such as Apple and Google actively encourage 3rd party Developers to develop on their platforms and provide enabling technology in the form of development kits, APIs…etc. The real...
View ArticleApple’s License Claim Disputed
Apple is not "undisputedly licensed" with rights that extend to 3rd party Developers. On May 22nd, Apple’s chief lawyer Bruce Sewell unequivocally announced that Apple’s license to the Lodsys patents...
View ArticleLicensing momentum
As of October 8, 2012, there are greater than 150 companies which obtained the rights to use the Lodsys Group patent portfolio, and more than 4 out of 5 of these companies have entered into licenses...
View ArticleStatus of the Apple Intervention
The in-app purchase scenario has been the focal point of a great deal of press and Internet discussion, given the popularity of Apple iOS and the large number of developers that have chosen to use the...
View ArticleMay 2011 Response to Apple
On May 23, 2011, Apple’s General Counsel Bruce Sewell published this letter. There have been requests from App Developers to provide more context to the situation with Apple… here is a redacted...
View ArticleRovio
Rovio has taken a license to the Lodsys Group portfolio for all of its products, on all platforms.
View ArticleClaim Construction (Markman)
On June 14, 2013, Judge Gilstrap published the Claim Construction for the Lodsys v. Brother et al litigation in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. A PDF can be found here.
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