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uk.reuters.com - 1/23/2009
UPDATE 1-Palm investors worry Apple may get touchy over Pre | Markets | US Markets
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Apple, which was careful not to mention a specific company in its comments, has been much lauded for the iPhone's multi-touch feature, launched in the summer of 2007. "Palm is the first one that would spring to mind. You've got a new product with similar features to iPhone, and you have ...

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Silicon Alley Insider:  Palm To Apple: Pound Sand (AAPL, PALM)

VentureBeat:  Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple spokesperson

Palm to Apple: Bring It
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 1/23/2009
Palm to Apple: Bring It
— digitaldaily.allthingsd.com — We like competition, as long as they don’t rip off our IP, and if they do, we’re going to go after anybody that does … We will not stand for having our IP ripped off and we’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal [to ... (more) Palm to Apple: Bring It

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Palm responds to Apple's veiled legal threats regarding the Palm Pre
obsessable.com - 1/23/2009
Palm responds to Apple's veiled legal threats regarding the Palm Pre
— obsessable.com — Things heat up as a Palm spokesperson responds to Apple COO Tim Cook's statements by stating: "If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." Following upon Apple's recent earnings report where Apple COO Tim Cook .. (more) Palm responds to Apple's veiled legal threats regarding ...

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Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple spokesperson
venturebeat.com - 1/24/2009
Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple spokesperson
— venturebeat.com — When mentioning that it would go after anyone ripping off its IP during its earnings call this week , Apple wouldn’t specifically name a company that warning was directed at. But if you want to know, look no further than the company commenting ... (more) Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple ...

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Palm To Apple: Pound Sand (AAPL, PALM)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... "Apple was not the first to do multi-touch," Palm rep Lynn Fox told Reuters by e-mail, noting that multi-touch has been around for 20 years. "Palm has been building its own intellectual property portfolio for 15 years, and we will defend it vigorously, if necessary," said Fox. ...

Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple spokesperson
VentureBeat — ... , Apple wouldn’t specifically name a company that warning was directed at. But if you want to know, look no further than the company commenting on that statement. “Apple was not the first to do multi-touch,” Palm spokeswoman Lynn Fox told Reuters yesterday. ...

Apple Gets Multi-Touch Patent, Palm Screwed? (PALM)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Palm's last statement we've seen on the subject: "Apple was not the first to do multi-touch," Palm rep Lynn Fox told Reuters by e-mail, noting that multi-touch has been around for 20 years. "Palm has been building its own intellectual property portfolio for 15 years, and we will defend it vigorously, if necessary," said Fox. ...

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