Phone and Broadband shares a video with you that explains why Smartphone/Tablet Manufacturers are fighting relentlessly over these patents and Intellectual Property Rights.

Patent wars: Stripping an iPhone to learn about copyright

bbc.co.uk/news

So-called ‘patent wars’ are raging between large technology firms like Apple, Motorola Mobility and Samsung, as they vie for market share in the burgeoning smartphone and tablet market.

These battles are being fought in courtrooms by intellectual property (IP) lawyers across the globe, as big firms seek to protect the elements of their product that make them stand out from the crowd.

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Device Cloning

Take away the branding from today’s Smartphone or Tablet and then ask the question: Would consumers be able to distinguish which Manufacturer made which device?

As a continuation of my last post.  A great war of litigation is exploding and it seems that this war appears to be between Apple and the rest of the Smartphone/Tablet big players:

HTC Sues Apple Using Google Patents

By Phil Milford and Susan Decker

HTC Corp. (2498), Asia’s second-biggest smartphone maker, is using nine patents bought from Google Inc. (GOOG) last week to pursue new infringement claims against Apple Inc.

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In an Industry worth an estimated $206.6 Billion Dollars last year, it is no wonder that Smartphone Manufacturers are prepaid to spend millions of dollars in Lawyer fees, fighting off their competitors for alleged patent infringements.

Battle of the Technology Conglomerates Continues with no Sign of Abating.

Just as Samsung drops one lawsuit against Apple……..

Apple seeks to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, but it’s really going after Android 4.0

By T.C. Sottek

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When two/three Giant rivals go head to head, the only real winners are the attorneys.