TomTom v Garmin - In the court this time!

jimbo09990 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 33

Seen this on the Register. Thought some of you may be interested.

Tomtom and Garmin in court over design issues

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/tomtom_takes_garmin_to_court/

Regards

James

mikealder · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

The sad fact in any law suit such as this:
We the consumer foot the bill, only the higher paid help lawyers etc will benefit in the long run - not something I like to read about to be honest it is a waste of cash that could be spent in other areas to enhance the Sat Nav products we all use - Mike

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

I personally disagree...not that I've read the report and I'm certainly no lawyer, but if I had a product that I had spent pounds on, then I too, would expect to safeguard my interests, (if it were a genuine attempt to copy something that I had previously held the copyright.) There's far too much copying of products going on this day and age.

Eldar · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

StreetPilot C series = GO Classic, but
TomTom ONE (v1, v2) = Garmin Nuvi

Verdict: both guilty as charged. It's a dangerous world out there :-)

Skippy · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject:

Anyone here old enough to remember the Apple vs Microsoft "look and feel" case? Laughing

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Skippy · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:02 am Post subject:

TomTom has lost its design infringment case against Garmin.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/tomtom_loses_design_case/
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Eldar · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:19 am Post subject:

I even compiled a timeline of the case :-)
http://www.satnav-shop.com/index.php?ln=en&pg=6&sec=17

Skippy · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:44 am Post subject:

Wow, some of Garmin's patents sound pretty scarey. They have patents over a number of methods that people take for granted in Sat Nav systems....
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Eldar · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject:

Eldar · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject:

And the final humiliation - "The court also ordered TomTom to pay Garmin's 37,000 euros to cover attorney fees"

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