[android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread monmonja
First of all thanks for using my example :) On the patent thing, if you have a good idea similar to something that is patented, i suggest you to put your app on other country besides US or the list of countries that have the patent (you can google search them). One reason is that the patent system

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread chris harper
Thank monmonja I found and contacted a company that holds a patent on a feature that my app centers around. They are going to work with me and review my app before I launch it to discuses license agreements. I let them know I am an individual who does have tons of money to spend on licenses so I

[android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread Yahel
Hey Chris, Smart move, but depending on the time spent and the work involved you should ask them for the minimum fee they'll ask you. Would be too bad to create an app around there patent, give them nice implementation ideas, and have them just tell you they won't let you because they are doing

[android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread DonFrench
I would recommend against telling them that you have tons of money On Mar 8, 9:59 am, chris harper ch393...@gmail.com wrote: Thank monmonja I found and contacted a company that holds a patent on a feature that my app centers around. They are going to work with me and review my app

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread chris harper
Thank you for the advice Yahel. I gut feeling is they will probably want a % of proceeds from my app. That is what I am expecting. I figured I didn't have any other choice. I didn't want to put my app out there and then get hit with a high dollar settlement fee for patent infringement. The only

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-08 Thread chris harper
Agreed Don. I made it clear the I am a single individual who just has an idea for an app that I would like to develop and I don't have lots of money. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:52 PM, DonFrench dcfre...@gmail.com wrote: I would recommend against telling them that you have tons of money

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-02 Thread chris harper
I agree it all depends on if your app makes money. If they see something that makes money they will come after you if you violate a Patent. In my case I did my homework and found out now before my app goes out that someone holds a patent on any case when someone takes any graphic of any image that

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-03-01 Thread chris harper
Thank you for responding ko5tik. I think you are right. The people who open these patents won't care unless your app is doing well because they just want the money. I disagree somewhat with Dmitri. I think developers need to be aware that many features that they might put in their application

[android-developers] Re: Can I get sued for using Android Caller ID?? -Please answer

2010-02-28 Thread ko5tik
It depends heavily on laws of your place of residence and importance of your application. Most probably nobody will ever notice. However, I managed to get attention of lawyers representing nice delaware company holding right of tetris because of my applet game (used to be 1th hit in google ) -