[LINK] Questions re patents

[Karl Auer]

On Thu, 2013-03-07 at 11:42 +1100, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> Its the "but you still need the methods in the original patent to get 
> there " bit that I'm trying to understand.
> 
> e.g if their patent says "using a web browser and this method and that 
> method, in a particular way......" does that mean, if I also use a 
> browser but use different methods, I'm infringing their patent?

IANAPL but no. If you (for example) invent a device that attaches to an
iPad to provide functionality X, you are not infringing any of Apple's
patents, at least not just because your device effectively needs an iPad
to work. So you can patent the device.

Did I mention that IANAPL?

Regards, K.

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