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Apple Patent Battles Create Lawyer Boon at $1,200 an Hour

By Susan Decker - Aug 23, 2012 5:00 PM GMT-0300

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. has spent at least $32 million in one patent-infringement dispute with Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit -- one among many legal fights on four continents.

Add them up and it’s clear the Cupertino, California-based company is paying hundreds of millions of dollars in its quest to prove that Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), Motorola Mobility and HTC Corp. ripped off the iPhone.

                                               

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- General Patent Corp Vice President Richard Ehrlickman weighs Apple and Samsung's patent claims. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)

                                       

Apple contends devices using Google’s Android operating system copy features that make the iPhone and iPad tablet computer unique, and is fighting counterclaims it uses other companies’ inventions. Photographer: Tim Boyle/Bloomberg

The lawsuits are a boon for patent lawyers, who bill companies as much as $1,200 an hour each for their ability to help jurors and judges understand technology and arcane rules of law.
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