Voip Pal Com Inc (VPLM)

[invent4]

Wow!!! Apple caught in an organized act of un-armed robbery

...seven individuals from Apple, all who were involved in designing or implementing the first version of the Apple Watch, submitted fictitious names in order to obtain white papers related to Valencell’s biometric sensors

As I have argued before, using SEARS as an example, big companies knowingly steal IP because it is profitable and they have the pocket to hold out. Just like the robber barrons of the 19 century, they gamble that if they can't exhaust a plaintif's resources, after settlements or losses in court, their bottom line from the theft will still be highly profitable. The court system is often too lenient for IP enforcement examples to inhibit future acts. Maybe a multi billion dollar VPLM award will do it.

I wonder what Valencell’s history was with the other smart watch makers and how they dealt with a law $uit. Maybe the path was shorter for them because their device included hardware not just software that Apple could claim was old common knowledge (in our case specifically proven false by VPLM at PTAB).