Pat-Rights - Hong Kong company sues Apple over iTunes

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    Pat-Rights - Hong Kong company sues Apple over iTunes

    I'm impressed -- a Hong Kong company has actually done something err .. not so unique and sued for patent infringment.

    Hong Kong company Pat-Rights has figured the need to sue someone ( Apple in this case ) to get some revenues ...

    Pat-Rights owns a patent which details a method of "protection of software against unauthorised use".

    Wonder if they will pay a profits tax in HK this year and help Uncle Tang balance the budget. I'm sure 17% of 12% can help out the innovators at Cyberport.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03...tunes_patents/


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    But in a typical Hong Kong way it has taken them......how many years has iTunes been around?


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    They just got funding a few weeks ago