Palm responds to Apple's veiled threat: "we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves"
Engadget — We've been waiting for this. Ever since Tim Cook made his non-specific, veiled threats in response to a direct question about how the Palm Pre "almost directly emulates the kind of touch interface" found on the iPhone, the entire tech community has waited for the next move. Now Lynn Fox, a Palm spokesperson has stepped into the fray. In a response given to Digital Daily and presumably crafted by a team of lawyers over the 2 days since the Apple analyst call, Lynn says the following: Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in ...

Palm Responds to Apple's Legal Posturing With More Posturing [Palm]
Gizmodo — ... ." It's not certain that he wasn't referring to the Pre, but it's clear in any case that he didn't want to initiate a public cockwaving contest over it. Palm apparently does, which is a strategy I'm not sure their lawyers would be overly enthusiastic about. [AllThingsD] ...

Palm Responds to Apple's Legal Posturing With Even More Posturing [Palm]
Gizmodo — ... ." It's not certain that he wasn't referring to the Pre, but it's clear in any case that he didn't want to initiate a public cockwaving contest over it. Palm apparently does, which is a strategy I'm not sure their lawyers would be overly enthusiastic about. [AllThingsD] ...

Palm fires back passive agressive legal volley to Apple
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... in the Palm Pre.  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 make sure that doesn't happen]. I don’t know that I can be more clear than that. Palms stock dropped 6%.  Those are mighty big words to the bottom line. What to do?  Palm fired back, in slightly less harsh terms this morning with... Well, if Palm was ...

Palm squares up to Apple over IP legal threats
SlashGear — ... If Apple expected Palm to blush, make half-hearted excuses and whip the Pre back under the table, they’ve a cold hard shock coming this morning.  Delivering the much-anticipated response to Apple COO Tim Cook’s ...

Palm vs Apple! Fight!
Mobilewhack.com — ... by it. A company spokesperson said: Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves. So shall we take any bets then? Will we see Apple and Palm go to trial over multitouch or any other common parts of their smartphones ? Time will tell! via digitaltimes Tags: Apple , Apple , iPhone , Mobile News , ...

Palm responds to Apple's veiled legal threats regarding the Palm Pre
Obsessable News Feed — ... 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 seemed to shoot the proverbial warning shot across Palm's bow regarding the Palm Pre's possible infringement upon the iPhone's multitude of patents, Palm company spokesperson Lynn Fox told Digital Daily: “Palm has a long history of innovation that is ...

Palm replies to iPhone similities threats
iPhone Buzz — ... and touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has sent a clear message: “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm. Yeah, the story continues... [Digital Daily via PreCommunity]

Palm replies to iPhone similarities threats
Top iPhone News — ... touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has just sent a clear message: “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm. Yeah, the story continues… [Digital Daily via PreCommunity]

Palm Not Shaken By Veiled Apple Threats
Gearlog — ... Palm, for its part, doesn't seem to be losing any sleep over Cook's less than subtle assessment. "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space," Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox told All Things D. "If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves."

Cook issues veiled threat to iPhone competitors
The Apple Core — ... they do show the Apple smartphone at several points. Let’s also not forget that Palm’s executive chairman is Jon Rubinstein , the former Apple executive behind the iPod and that Palm is full of former Apple engineers. One can see why this combination of coincidences might ruffle a few legal feathers in Cupertino. Update: Palm doesn’t seem to be scared by Apple’s saber rattling, telling Digital Daily that “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.” Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox (also, ...

Palm adjusts self, double deuces Apple for veiled lawsuit threats
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... to defend ourselves.” Miss Fox then picked up the chair she was sitting on, walked across the room and smashed it across the back of Tim Cook's head. Steve Wilkos rushed to the stage to establish order, but it was already too late. From the crowd, stunned silence, one shrill "Oh no she didn't!" and then the sudden protrusion of an ocean off wildly rotating fists, accompanied by the insistent, jackal-like chant: "PALM PRE! PALM PRE! PALM PRE!" Palm to Apple: Bring It [All Things D]

Tale of the court tape: Apple vs. Palm
Between the Lines — ... about suing Palm’s face off over iPhone intellectual property. Digital Daily’s John Paczkowski reports : Well, if Palm was shaken by Cook’s remarks, it’s not letting on. Asked if such aggro rhetoric about Apple’s intellectual property and the grim legal fate of those who might pilfer it worried the company, Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox said not in the least. “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio (31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search), and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile ...

Apple threatens Palm over Pre
ZDNet Government — ... Asked about the forthcoming Palm Pre, Cook warned, according to John Paczkowski at All Things D : 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 make sure that doesn’t happen]. I don’t know that I can be more clear than that. Pacz notes that Palm is now headed by Jon Rubenstein, who was once head of hardware engineering at Apple, and is staffed by plenty of ex-Applers. So there could be some trade ...

Palm to Apple: We'll "vigorously" defend our IP, too
AppleInsider — ... . "Palm has been building its own intellectual property portfolio for 15 years, and we will defend it vigorously, if necessary," she added. In separate comments to All Things Digital , she said: "We have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space.  If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." Many analysts believe the Pre must succeed in order for Palm to survive.  The company now has former Apple employees in key positions, including Jon Rubinstein, once the head of hardware engineering for ...

Palm responds to Apple - Bring it on
PalmAddicts — ... things Digital asks Palm for their reaction to Apple's stance earlier this week. "Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox said not in the least. “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio (31 pages of patents in Google Patent Search), and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space,” she told Digital Daily. “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.”" Read in full. ...

Way to go Palm, Stand your ground
Mobility Site — ... Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space,” she told Digital Daily. “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.” ...

Palm no le tiene miedo a Apple
Celularis — ... Su vocero dijo en una nota a Digital Daily que “Palm tiene una larga historia de innovación y una muy amplia cartera de patentes, fundamentales en el mundo móvil. Si tenemos que hacer frente a una acción legal, estamos seguros de que tenemos las herramientas necesarias para defendernos“. ...

Palm to Apple: We're not sweating any potential legal threat
SFGate: The Technology Chronicles — ... from Apple over its new handset, the Palm Pre due out sometime in the first half of this year. Despite a general word of warning issued by Apple COO Tim Cook Wednesday about not sitting by while its intellectual property is "ripped off" by competitors, Palm said it's not troubled by the talk, which many have suggested was aimed squarely at it. Cook added, "We'll use whatever weapons that we have at our disposal." Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox told All Things Digital's John Paczkowski , "Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent ...

You have to pick sides in the Apple v. Palm war of words
CrunchGear — ... Oh, boy! Apple and Palm are going to fight each other on the playground after school. Such is how we have to present the coming Pre v. iPhone “showdown,” you know, because it’s far easier to present something as a “battle” or “war” than it is to merely explain what’s going on: two companies [will] have similar products available. But no! Bang the drums, sound the alarm, hide the women and children! Or, as might All Things Digital puts it, “Palm to Apple: Bring It.” I’m pretty sure The Rock used to say that to Triple H. ...

Palm Responds to Apple iPhone Patent Warnings
Technologizer — ... . Now Palm PR head Lynn Fox has responded to the idea that the Pre might tread too closely to iPhone territory, in the form of a quote in a story by All Things Digital’s John Paczkowski : Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio ( ...

Afternoon Linkage for January 23rd, 2009
GEARFUSE — Afternoon Linkage for January 23rd, 2009 By Vince Veneziani January 23, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Contest or not, it’s the weekend and we guarantee a delicious helping of links or no money back. Palm and Apple throw down That guitar boat we wrote about last year? It’s up for auction The Steelers will win Super Bowl XLIII if Madden has his way Love design? Love motorcycles? This is for you Quicksnap: The better ice cube tray Here is a 1474 megapixel panorama photo of the Inauguration Flower bouquets go ...

Palm will defend its IP too, confirms former Apple spokesperson
VentureBeat — ... “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space,” Fox told Digital Daily. ...

Palm responds to Apple’s legal threat
Boy Genius Report — ... During Apple’s earnings conference call on Wednesday, acting CEO Tim Cook made it clear that Apple was ready to defend its intellectual property using any weapons at its disposal. The unnamed target of this thinly veiled threat is presumably Palm, whose upcoming Pre contains features like a multi-touch enabled UI that are found in the iPhone. Some of this ire towards Palm might arise from the fact that the Pre was spearheaded by former Apple head of hardware engineering, Jon Rubenstein, and designed in part by engineers he wooed away from Apple. Palm however, is not ...

Will Apple Sue Palm for Ripping Off iPhone?
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... “If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves," a Palm spokeswoman told All Things Digital. ...

Apple vs. Palm: War of words begins
Phones Review — ... features such as a multi-touch UI which is found in the Apple iPhone. This is probably due to the Pre being spearheaded by ex-Apple head of hardware engineering Jon Rubenstein. Palm however is not afraid of any blustering from the Apple ranks and will not be bullied by mere words from Apple and in fact has said if faced with legal action are quite capable of defending themselves. Will we soon be seeing legal confrontation between Apple and Palm? Source – digitaldaily ...

Apple vs. Palm: Round 2
Technology - Channel Feed — ... IP ripped off and we’ll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal [to make sure that doesn't happen]. I don’t know that I can be more clear than that.” -Apple COO Tim Cook “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space… If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.” -Palm spokesperson Lynn Fox What? Apple claiming something for themselves and Palm ...

Multi-touch appears on G1 Android- proves value of open source [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... The T-Mobile G1 Android phone was missing one key ability that iPhone competitors are expected to have, multi-touch. The hardware is capable of supporting multi-touch features like the famous “zoom pinch” but it was missing from the phone in its released form. Given the recent saber-rattling between Palm and Apple about multi-touch and patents it’s easy to see why it was easier to avoid that whole debate and leave it out. ...

Apple vs. Palm: Geeks with grudges
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... “If faced with legal action,” a spokesperson told Digital Daily, “we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves.” ...

Palm wants Apple to talk to the hand
iPhone Central — ... we think competition is good. It makes us all better. And we are ready to suit up and go against anyone. However, we will not stand for having our IP ripped off, and we’ll use whatever weapons that we have at our disposal. I don’t know that I can be clearer than that. Oh, snap . Sure, Cook said he didn’t want to name names, but it’s not hard to read between the lines when it’s in 72-point type. Or, at least Palm didn’t think so; spokesperson Lynn Fox—a former Apple employee herself— talked to Digital Daily about the matter: Palm has a long history of innovation that is ...

Apple awarded multi-touch patent- end game for everyone else?
jkOnTheRun — ... Palm is set to release their multi-touch enabled phone, the Pre, shortly and Apple has already made it clear they will protect their IP in regards to multi-touch.  The timing of this patent award by the US government couldn’t come at a worse time for Palm, that’s for sure.  We expect to see Apple do more than rattle their sabers at companies like Palm to protect this patent.  It’s a great time to be an Apple shareholder but not so much so for everyone else. ...

Palm replies to iPhone similarities threats
Top iPhone News — ... touchscreen gesture technology, Palm has just sent a clear message: “Palm has a long history of innovation that is reflected in our products and robust patent portfolio, and we have long been recognized for our fundamental patents in the mobile space. If faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves” Lynn Fox, spokesperson, Palm. Yeah, the story continues… [Digital Daily via PreCommunity]

U.S. Patent Office deals Apple an ace against Palm
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... after acting Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors that while Cupertino "like[s] competition, as long as they don't rip off our IP (intellectual property), and if they do, we're going to go after anybody that does." Cook didn't mention Palm by name, but given that analysts had just been asking about the Palm Pre and its touch interface, there's no mistaking who he was talking about. Palm quickly fired back, telling All Things Digital's John Paczkowski that "if faced with legal action, we are confident that we have the tools necessary to defend ourselves." Brave words indeed—yet ...

Palm vs. Apple: Old play, new roles
TG Daily - All News — ... to scare away some of the large carriers. Unfortunately for Apple, these carriers don't scare that easy. In addition, Palm appears to have anticipated Apple's move, so this will likely go the distance. Apple will be Microsoft in this play, and Palm Linux. Palm appears to have improved significantly on Apple's iPhone, much like Linux was addressing better the unmet IT needs. This is where we'll get to see if Apple's ability to manipulate the impressions that surround them keeps the company from appearing as the villain in this new play. If Apple is successful, there might ...

Palm Pre set to upstage Apple iPhone on June 6
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —