Florida man sues Apple for $10 billion for 'stealing' his iPhone invention from 1992<article>
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A Florida man has accused Apple of infringing a 1992 patent on an “electronic reading device” that, in our view, looks nothing like the iPhone. He’s asking for $10 billion in damages. No, this isn’t an article from
The Onion. It’s real life.</p><p>
Thomas Ross included drawings of his device, a boxy rectangle with a screen and physical keyboard, in his court filing in Florida Southern District Court, which was obtained by
The Telegraph. As you may recall, the original iPhone was the first smartphone without a physical keyboard. No matter, Ross says he was the first person “to have created a novel combination of media and communication tools.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3089886/legal/florida-man-sues-apple-for-10-billion-for-stealing-his-iphone-invention-from-1992.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Florida man sues Apple for $10 billion for 'stealing' his iPhone invention from 1992
