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It’s a sad fact of life, but we’re a litigious society -- and when it comes to technology patents, it seems like the lawsuits are flying fast and furious, with Apple now countersuing Motorola. If you’re having trouble keeping it all straight, here’s a handy cheat sheet to keep things in check.
CNNMoney’s Fortune blogger Phillip Elmer-DeWitt has shared an updated chart from the folks at InformationIsBeautiful.net which adds Apple’s countersuit with Motorola to the already jumbled mess of lawsuits flying back and forth in the telecom world.
One noteworthy observation from the full chart below is that the companies with shrinking revenues (the ones in red) appear to be launching more lawsuits than the ones whose fortunes are on the rise (the ones in gray) -- although Apple’s latest countersuit against Motorola doesn’t apply in Cupertino’s case.
This chart also works as a good graphic to guess who might be the next to sue whom -- anyone care to place their bets now?
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