Apple settles patent dispute with SimpleAir

Written by

SimpleAir does not appear to have any actual products available for sale, as the company is self-described as “an inventor-owned technology licensing company.” It said it has “interests and intellectual property in the wireless content delivery, mobile application, and push notification market spaces.”

I don’t mind a company protecting its intellectual property, but I hate patent trolls.



  • http://twitter.com/rlh Robert Howard

    Isn’t the obvious “solution” to the patent troll problem a “use it or lose it” system like trademarks? If I’m currently selling or developing a product based on that patent I get to defend it. If I haven’t done so in a year (or 2) then it expires into the public domain…

    • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

      I’m going to patent that idea and sue you for licensing fees. Cheers.