THE reality of patents is more complex than patent lawyers (and other patent maximalists) typically put it. Injunctions are never beneficial to the population (whether one calls them "customers" or uses the more derogatory word, "consumers") and the costs of products are artificially elevated to make up for lawyers' fees.

"Apple wants not only its own phones to cost nearly a thousand bucks."Alluding to this patent case against Apple, Patently-O writes that: "It will be interesting to See how Apple responds. The court asked for responses from Apple, Mangrove, and Director Lee to be filed next week."

"This isn't just a US problem by the way."In another case, one in which Apple is a patent aggressor, the judge "issues a warning to Apple lawyers," according to this recent report about Apple's fight against Samsung (SCOTUS intervention may be next). Well, only the lawyers win in this case (or war), which has gone on for 6 years. Apple wants not only its own phones to cost nearly a thousand bucks. Along with Microsoft, the Microsoft-dominated (hijacked) Nokia and CPTN partners like Microsoft and Oracle, Apple tries to make Android equally expensive, using software patents for the most part.

This isn't just a US problem by the way. The EPO's President (for now) Battistelli is clueless about the Office's operations and role in the Apple litigation. This cannot be seen as acceptable. ⬆