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This Guy Says He Invented The iPhone In 1992 And That Apple Must Pay Him $10b/3.4tr Naira

Paul Balo by Paul Balo
July 15, 2016
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We are used to seeing tech companies sue each other over patent design and intellectual property violation but what you’re about to read is somewhat different. This time it’s an individual who claims that he designed the iPhone as you know it first. Besides the lawsuit itself, many wonder why now? Apple started releasing iPhones in 2007. Since then Apple has  released a series of phones since then which have topped over a billion in sales. This comes as the iPhone is about to undergo some serious changes in itself with reports that Apple may ditch its iconic home button eventually. I came across the article yesterday and thought I’d share it with you. Please see below

A Florida man named Thomas Ross claims he and not Steve Jobs created the iPhone and the iPad, and wants Apple to pay him $10 billion for stealing his idea. Thomas, who has sued Apple Inc. cited his sketches from 1992 as evidence that he was the revolutionary genius behind the iPhone.

The drawings/ sketches show a rectangle with a screen on it, and was sketched 15 years before the iPhone’s debut in 2007.

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The sketches bear some resemblance to Apple’s device, but if we were to judge the case by these standards, Ross can also claim to have invented the Kindle, the personal digital assistant and the Nintendo DS as they all have a rectangle shape with a screen on it.In the second drawing, is a clamshell model with touchscreens on both sides and a stylus, which resembles Nintendo’s handheld system.

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Ross pitched these as “electronic reading devices” in his 1992 patent request, which was abandoned in 1995 after he failed to pay the application fee.

“The device, constituting the invention, is a computerized, electronic reading device, the purpose of which is to provide an alternative to paper-based print-media such as books, magazines, manuscripts and news media,” Ross wrote in his patent request.

The lawsuit called Apple’s devices “ERD looka-like units,” claiming his idea was the original. He’s demanding Apple destroy all “copies and knock-offs” that the company created.

In March 2015, Ross sent a cease and desist demand to Apple CEO Tim Cook, claiming the company has been stealing his design.

“Any pursuit of claims against Apple in light of these facts would be baseless and objectively unreasonable,” Apple legal counsel Jeffrey Lasker wrote in response.

Source : BarbrahMusambaChamaMumba

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Paul Balo is the founder of TechBooky and a highly skilled wireless communications professional with a strong background in cloud computing, offering extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing wireless communication systems.

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