Polaroid licensee sues GoPro over cube-shaped Session action camera

This type of patents are complete joke! The problem is all created by the governing body thought! Polaroid didn't invent cube shape and apple didn't invent retangular sharp! End of! Stop these nonsenses!
What's next? China & Egypt patent all their inventions? Pi, gun powder, arch bridges, compass........
Pathetic!
Polaroid would have a point if you pick up a GoPro and mistake it as a Polaroid. But I don't see how that's possible! Complete joke!

I am not trying to justify Polaroid's lawsuit action, but it is not just a cube shape, they are strikingly similar in size and layout as well.
I can understand that patenting a cube shaped little camera sounds ridiculous, but what if that was the whole point of such product's existence?
I mean.. if you produce a product in hope of attracting consumers by uniqueness of design, just to get your thunder stolen.. that really sucks..
As a result, I am sure Polaroid is getting a sizable damage in profit.

It's time to take a step further - I would patent square shape in general. That would allow me to sue both Polaroid and GoPro; both would be subjected to 6 lawsuits, one for each wall of the cube.
Let's not forget about the patent I have for red color (in general).

This shape licencing nonsense is beyond ridiculous.

HISTORY LESSON: A box? Really? Kodak couldn't keep Fotomat from using their color yellow and font in court. Well, no love lost here in Massachusetts where Polaroid did a scale model Enron with their retirees; screwed them and the local economies due to their own greed and hubris. Polaroid was at one time in a better place during the late '80s and early '90s to make the digital transition. Instead the oligarchical corporate frame work left in place by Ed Land saw it differently. All the brilliant engineers, physicists, chemists and photo scientists left in droves like rats from a sinking ship. Polaroids' answer was to close up shop and leave vested employees with nothing. Hope the group that owns their licensed name loses this case.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4653316

"slow news day"

It reminded me of good old-DOS days. Lotus 1-2-3 sued the Twins, VP-Planner, Quattro Pro and VisiCalc for looks and feels.

At one time the Polaroid brand meant something and was a very innovative company. For a ggd while I would say they were the most technically sophisticated camera on the market, Crap like this suit, makes me wish Polaroid had never licensed their Name. The new company hasn't shown any sign or inkling of the creativity of the original company that bore the name Polaroid. So I guess they've resorted to filing frivolous law suits to try and prop up their bottom line.

SMH at C&A Marketing for going after GoPro because their camera is a cubical in shape, has a lens in the front and one control button on top. Maybe P.A.R.C. should've gone after Apple for patent infringement on the single button mouse.

People keep referring to this company as Polaroid, it is NOT Polaroid. They just paid a licensing fee to use the brand name. Put the blame where it belongs, C&A Marketing and NOT Polaroid..

Polaroid makes a cube shape action camera? Polaroid is still making any kind of camera? Well I'll be darned.

Canon has a new cube camera. What will they do? Oh, nooo.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1187825-REG/canon_1002c002_me20f_sh_multi_purpose_camera.html/?gclid=COOyqvrb98gCFU9rfgodxPAILg

This is like Ford suing Chevrolet for building cars with four wheels.

Hasselblad should sue Polaroid and GoPro then. Cube shape with a lens on the front is not new. Patent the shape of a camera, an awkward one at that? One button cameras are not unique. Now we know how Polaroid is going to make any money. Patent pirate.

Dear Polaroid, please just go into bankruptcy and NEVER return
- The photography community of the world.

This would be a valid argument if Polaroid was the market leader and some other small company copied it's design to try to fool people into thinking they are getting an equally good product. That's why design patents exist.

However, in this case it appears that Polaroid are simply going for a cash grab instead of riding on the coat tails of Gopro and bettering their product.

The business leaders at Polaroid should realize that imitation is the best form of flattery.

Sheesh! Polaroid are worried that, what, the recognised market leader might sully their own good name? A case of beware of higher quality imitations?

What about dice manufacturers?
They use that shape for ages.

Half of these comments are along the lines of: "My beer comes in a cube shaped box, are they going to sue them too?"

No because a case of beer is not a tiny cube-shaped action video camera with obvious design similarities. Stop being obtuse.

Well, that's one creative way to make money...

They should sue the BORG too :-))

Hey C&A watch out for the apparel company that will sue you for your name. To pay your lawyers you can also start suing Canon: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SThuDehMLPs/maxresdefault.jpg

Yet another patent law absurdity. I doubt any of these companies invented a cube, so how on earth can one patent a cube whatever?

Dear Polaroid, please make this camera Windows Phone comparable that I can buy at least one! TOMORROW!

So, if I patented cylinder, I could sue all toilet paper and steam roller manufactures? .. I wonder, what geometrical shapes are still available to put patent on? :D

Put fins on it. It'll be much more aerodynamic.

Surely Fox Talbot holds the patent for boxes with lenses on the front? He must be a rich man...

Here how this is going to go in the courts, simplified:

Hey your's looks like mine.
No it doesn't.
Yes it does.
No it doesn't.

I'm gonna tell.
Go ahead and tell.

Mommy, he's copying me.

Stop taddling on your brother and you two get along, now.

Okay.

As if they weren't already making enough money. Go give the money to charity than waste it on ridiculous lawsuits.

GOD BLESS MURRICA

I have bever heard of anything so ridiculous! So I wonder if Box Brownie has a case to sue Poloroid?

It is ridiculous that a shape as basic as a cube can be patented for use in a camera. Besides, Kodak had a box-shaped camera with a lens on the front about a century ago.

Too much time and money is spent on senseless litigation, which serves only to stifle business and innovation, and to make lawyers rich.

Brian

Strange to see people here defending 'GoPro' for infringing a design patent, while at the same time many of these people attack Samsung for infringing the looks of an iPhone.

Must probably have to do with American Patriotism i'll guess...

Instead of wasting time trying to sue because Gopro stole their lunch, Polaroid should be spending their time resurrecting the SX-70

How patents like this can even exist, I have no idea.

One is original, one is overpriced, over-hyped copycat. =D

Polaroid is really desperate.
Nobody loves a patent troll !
This is so frivolous !

Rubik sues Polaroid.. Fischer Price sues Rubik. Jello sues Fisher Price.

The Borg don't sue. They assimilate.

So. is the D/SLR shape public domain?