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07-31-2007, 04:11 PM
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 : 89 th | | | Sony sued over cell CPU
Quote: Claimant seeking impounding and destruction of all PS3s
Ian Williams, vnunet.com 31 Jul 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America is being sued yet again, this time for alleged patent infringement over the cell CPU used in its new PlayStation 3 gaming console.
The California-based Parallel Processing Corporation filed the suit in the Eastern District of Texas on 26 July citing patent 5,056,000, which describes a "synchronised parallel processing with shared memory", that was approved in October 1991.
Although the patent was originally attributed to a company called International Parallel Machines in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Parallel Processing Corporation is heading up the suit as the self described "exclusive licensee" of the patent.
The suit states that "on information and belief, Defendant Sony Corporation of America has infringed and continues to infringe on the '000 Patent by making, using, importing, offering for sale and/or selling products among other things, covered by one or more claims of the '000 Patent, including, but not limited to, Sony Playstation III."
The suit alleges that Sony's actions "are causing irreparable harm and monetary damage" to the company.
Parallel Processing Corporation is seeking not only attorney's fees and damages, but also the impounding and destruction of all Sony products that infringe on the patent, which would involve a recall of every PS3.
Sony has refused to comment on the case, referring to its policy of not commenting on pending litigation.
| Obviously these guys are just posturing, who the hell even knows if there is a patent violation? They just want Sony to cut them an enormous check. Which, by the way, they probably will in the long run, but they will string it out for a while. Wow, 1991, that is an old patent by today’s technology standards! |
07-31-2007, 04:20 PM
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| | | more patent goodness. man that system needs an overhaul.
if this "Parallel Processing" corp hasn't done anything with the patent, then screw 'em.
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07-31-2007, 04:27 PM
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| | yeah my thoughts exactly, Coffee. It amounts to nothing more than domain squatting and other lameass ways of cash farming.
I feel you shouldn't be able to patent such things anyway. It's too fundamental. a particular and very detailed implementation, sure, but not a broad idea. So I agree with your overhaul idea. you shouldn't be able to patent that concept anymore than you can patent an automobile with an engine and transmission (only a very specific implementation)
On the other hand, if that's what their patent is, and the cell processor can be proven to use it's ideas, 
they still won't care. Sony is too big. they eat little companys for breakfast, just like M$
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07-31-2007, 04:32 PM
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| | | i just patented an "intercourse machine with simulated human exterior".
someone will make one someday. hopefully with a Salma skin. maybe shakira. and I'll cash in. and get the first one off the assembly line, natch.
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07-31-2007, 04:35 PM
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| | Quote:
Originally Posted by CoffeeShark 
if this "Parallel Processing" corp hasn't done anything with the patent, then screw 'em.
|  I hope Sony wins without paying too much
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07-31-2007, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ_Wheels | thats an oxymoron... if they win, that means they will be taken to court ... sony losing means they will either just settle with this company and write them a check or go to court and end up paying much more $$.... its up to sony to decide whether its worth going to court or not |
07-31-2007, 04:46 PM
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| | | To me, Sony winning means the courts will throw out this nonsensical patent.
I hope they don't just settle, because that's the only reason these patent holding companies file patent suits.
Also, that's not an oxymoron
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07-31-2007, 04:48 PM
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: 89 th | | | saying you hope the WIN and dont have to PAY too much is an oxymoron, that means they settled, which means they lost... |
07-31-2007, 04:58 PM
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: 42 nd | | | It would be pretty crazy IF they had to recall and destroy every PS3. Like I said IF. Which is very unlikely.
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07-31-2007, 05:22 PM
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| | | rofl panic! I love your screen name
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