i would consider the same reasoning here as well.  aCar is for android
platform, not iPhone, unless appcubby copyrighted/filed a patent for their
design/look & feel in the area of mobile apps, which includes Android
platform.  IANAL but this is similar to which domain(s) your patent covers.
but i do think the whole patent system hidders innovation.

oh well, i hate copycats too, hopefully they can resolve the issue w/o
invovlement of lawyers.

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:25 PM, niko20 <[email protected]> wrote:

> If the iphone app dev didn't get off his ass and get his app into
> android platform, that's his problem. I don't think he can sue
> somebody for it.
>
> -niko
>
> On Jan 10, 11:14 am, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This was certainly bound to happen, it really can't be the first time
> > it has either.
> >
> > It will be interesting to see if the originator has a case. This is a
> > "look and feel" issue, one that has failed in past litigation with
> > other programs. The aCar app certainly hasn't copied any of the
> > original code but has copied an idea. Can a "look and feel" be
> > copyrighted? I'm guessing there is no patent filed by the appcubby
> > developer.
> >
> > -John Coryat
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