theclevermonkey.blogspot.com - 1/28/2009
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Very broad language — taken at face value, Apple effectively owns the IP rights to multi-touch in the U.S. This sucks.
To be clear, my beef is with the U.S. patent system in that it allows something like this. Given the state of software patent law in the U.S., I don’t blame ...
news.worldofapple.com - 1/27/2009
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news.worldofapple.com —
According to the US Patent Office Apple was
awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The...
patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch ...
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Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
apple.com - 1/27/2009
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apple.com —
CUPERTINO, California January 27, 2009 Apple today announced
that Mark Papermaster will be coming to Apple as...
senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on April 24. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from ...
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Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice ...
engadget.com - 1/28/2009
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engadget.com —
Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt
at each other last week -- acting Apple CEO...
Tim Cook flatly told analysts that "We will not stand for people ripping off our IP" when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded ...
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Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis
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Did Apple Just Corner the Market on Multi-Touch? I Hope Not!
Technologizer —
... that introduced the iPhone Lemme begin with my usual disclaimers: I’m not a patent attorney. Scratch that: When it comes to the mysteries of patent law, I’m not even a well-informed layman. But I do know that I’m bothered by the news that Apple has apparently successfully patented the basic idea of a computer interface based on multi-touch input . (Here’s ...
Apple patenta los gestos en pantallas multitáctiles
Gizmología —
... Ya es definitivo en EE.UU., la semana pasada, el 20 de Enero de 2009, Apple consiguió una de esas patentes que te dan miedo por privatizar algo tan aparentemente “universal”. En este caso no han patentado las pantallas multitáctiles, pero si algo muy relacionada con ellas. ...
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Apple awarded multi-touch patent- end game for everyone else?
jkontherun.com 1/27/2009 — A sharp reader on jkOnTheRun points us to an article discussing the awarding of the multi-touch patent to Apple just a few days ago. This is the patent they filed last year that covers how they have implemented multi-touch on the iPhone and the new ...
Daring Fireball Linked List: Apple Gets Patent for Multi-Touch
daringfireball.net 1/28/2009 — Apple Gets Patent for Multi-Touch Very broad language — taken at face value, Apple effectively owns the IP rights to multi-touch in the U.S. This sucks. To be clear, my beef is with the U.S. patent system in that it allows something like this. Given ...
Apple Gets Their Multi-Touch Patent; Is Palm Screwed?
mashable.com 1/27/2009 — The US Patent Office has signed, sealed, and delivered a late Christmas present to Apple. On January 20th, the powers that be awarded patent #7,479,949 , titled Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by ...
Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Patent
macrumors.com 1/27/2009 —
Perhaps adding teeth to Apple's recent comments that they would vigorously defend their intellectual property behind the iPhone, World of Apple notes that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded Apple the patent on their application titled Touch s...
Apple’s Multi-Touch Patent: A More Realistic View [TheAppleBlog]
theappleblog.com 2/3/2009 —
So Apple is finally awarded their multi-touch patent , and the hue and cry from the Apple Bashers is pretty loud. But not only Apple Bashers are worried, Daring Fireball had this to say :
Very broad language - taken at face value, Apple ...
Apple Researching Gloves for Use with Multi-Touch Devices
macrumors.com 1/2/2009 — The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office today released a patent application from Apple describing research into gloves that allow the wearer to operate electronic devices. The patent application was filed on June 28th, 2007. The invention, credited to ...
For What They’re Worth, Some Apple Phone Patent Filings
technologizer.com 1/23/2009 — I have no idea whether Apple will sue Palm or any other competitor for violating its intellectual property rights. But I do know this: I love patent drawings. So here are a few from Apple patent filings relating to touch interfaces and phones, which I ...
Apple Gets Patent for Multi-Touch —
I4U News 1/27/2009
Apple has been granted US patent number 7,479,949 for multi-touch interfaces. The patent describes a computer-implemented method to be used in conjunction with a computing device featuring a touch screen display that is capable of detecting more than ...
Apple threatens Palm chomp —
The Register 1/27/2009
Patents drawn at 20 paces Palm has demonstrated it can still create truly compelling devices, but Apple wields a significant patent portfolio in the area and has made it clear that it isn't afraid to use it. So will Palm's success simply fill the ...
Apple gets censory on iBoobs'... ass —
The Register 1/28/2009
We don't think you're ready for this jelly Apple has ordered the developer of the iPhone Wobble application to remove the words "boobs" and "booty" from his publicity, despite selling more than 20,000 copies of the epically pointless app.…
Palm Not Scared of Apple Multi-touch Patent —
I4U News 1/28/2009
Yesterday I talked about the patent that Apple had been issued for multi-touch and gesture based control of phones and computers. At the time I figures that Asus and other computer makers would be looking at suits over new track pads that support ...
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