Apple is trying to prevent Samsung from trying to sell their tablets in the U.S.A. and Europe through the courts claiming that Samsung is copying their patent design on their iBad. Samsung is now claiming prior art invoking Stanely Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Tablet design has also been shown in the Star Trek Series prior to Apple producing its tablet.<br>
<br><a href="http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/stanley-kubricks-2001-a-space-odyssey-invalidates-apples-design-patent-on-the-ipad-says-samsung.php">http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/stanley-kubricks-2001-a-space-odyssey-invalidates-apples-design-patent-on-the-ipad-says-samsung.php</a><br>
<br>I wonder how many IT patent lawyers will now be catching up on those old Sci-Fi TV series such as Star Trek, Andromeda, Dr. Who, Farscape etc. and Sci-Fi movies to check if IT filed patents have already been shown earlier in these productions :-)<br>
<br>Gordon<br>