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To: Sr K who wrote (126225)	2/24/2012 10:05:55 AM
From: Road Walker	3 Recommendations Respond to of 213182

The fact that Apple bought the trademark in a trademark-owning entity or an IP owner set up to do that doesn't give the claimant grounds to undo the deal. Agree. It's just extortion. To Apples credit they are fighting it. Might even cost them more than settling, but then the next guy would be that much more likely to try the same thing. $100Billion in cash is a good thing, but it also makes you a huge, obvious target for any and every shyster.

To: Sr K who wrote (126225)	2/24/2012 11:54:18 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

>>The fact that Apple bought the trademark in a trademark-owning entity or an IP owner set up to do that doesn't give the claimant grounds to undo the deal.<< Absolutely right. Proview's mention of the non-compete clause of the contract is bogus, too. Proview is no longer making the product they called the iPad, and it wasn't a tablet anyway.

To: Sr K who wrote (126225)	2/24/2012 12:35:13 PM
From: Stock Puppy	Respond to of 213182

Do you recall how The Walt Disney Company or Disney assembled its land in Orlando? Do you think they went to a property owner and said, "Disney would like to buy your land?" Well, perhaps in China they do business in a more open straightforward and honest manner? Rhetorical. I am not responsible for your keyboard.