'wild_berry writes "At the London Lauch of their new Zen Vision: M portable media player, Creative Labs boss Sim Wong Hoo told the BBC that he plans to defend their August 2005 patent for interfaces in portable music devices."
Creative chairman Sim Wong Hoo told the BBC News website that the company was already talking to various parties about the patent but refused to be drawn on specifics. 'We will pursue all manufacturers that use the same navigation system', said Mr Sim. 'This is something we will pursue aggressively. Hopefully this will be friendly, but people have to respect intellectual property.'
Of course, it's a lot easier to respect intellectual property that is the product of novelty, skill and labour -- rather than simply being the first in line at the USPTO.
Originally by Zonk at Slashdot: Your Rights Online, 2:34 PM