http://www.thestandard.com/node/125254/comments comments feed. en Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com Apple files Palm Pre lawsuit? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/08/ces-palm-shows-its-palm-pre-gesture-based-smart-phone" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recently unveiled Palm Pre</a> won early praise for a <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5133554/palm-pre-the-definitive-faq?skyline=true&s=x" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> number of innovations.</a> However, the Pre's similarities to the Apple iPhone have not gone unnoticed, and Palm has raised questions that the company may have infringed on Apple's patents. </p> <p>Apple COO Tim Cook took <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/will-apple-sue-palms-pants-off" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a swipe at Palm indirectly</a> during the latest earnings call: "We like competition as long as they don't rip off our IP," or its intellectual property with multi-touch technology. "And if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." </p> <p>Palm's response: <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2009/01/23/palm-will-defend-its-ip-too-confirms-former-apple-spokesperson" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Bring it</a>. Said Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox to Digital Daily: "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_pnum=&as_vt=&as_pinvent=&as_pasgnee=+Palm%2C+Inc.&as_pusc=&as_pintlc=&as_ptype=11&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2009&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2009&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2009" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">(31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search)</a>... If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." </p> <p>Palm announced that the Pre will launch in the first half of 2009. If Apple decides to file a lawsuit it would probably do so not too long after the Pre's launch. Engadget conducted an Apple vs. Palm legal analysis <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will take some form of legal action (i.e., injunction, lawsuit) against Palm over the Pre by September 30, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.palm.com" rel="nofollow">Palm </a></p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-files-palm-pre-lawsuit#comments Blackberry co:Apple co:Palm iPhone iPhone 3G iPod Touch Lawsuits palm pre RIM Standards & Legal tim cook Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:14:30 -0500 Garrick Hileman 125254 at http://www.thestandard.com