U.S. patent 7,479,949, one of the main tools in the fight against Apple competitors may soon be invalid. Famous
patent "multitouch from Steve Jobs', which contains the 20 most
important items, most of which are absolutely necessary to fulfill any
modern smartphone with a touch screen interface, pre USPTO declared
invalid.
It was learned that the Office of Patent and Trademark United States (USPTO) after long consideration previously recognized with Apple patent number 7,479,949 invalid. Interestingly, were under attack all 20 items '949 patent, which can cause serious damage to the company from Cupertino, preferring to fight in the courts. This is the second blow to the multi-touch patent, Apple, this year, a federal judge dismissed one of the lawsuits Apple to Motorola in connection with the fact that the validity of many of these patents in it is questionable. Among them was the '979 patent.Of course, the preliminary decision USPTO may (and probably will) appealed, and the result of the federal American court unpredictable. More than once it was that adopted by U.S. government agencies the decision was reversed. But even if the patent declared invalid and finally, Apple still have a lot of similar patent instruments of pressure on competitors. True, HTC some time to worry about this issue is not worth it, because the Taiwanese company has already signed a cross-patent agreement with Apple. But whether the agreement will last 10 years, asking it - Only time will tell.
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It was learned that the Office of Patent and Trademark United States (USPTO) after long consideration previously recognized with Apple patent number 7,479,949 invalid. Interestingly, were under attack all 20 items '949 patent, which can cause serious damage to the company from Cupertino, preferring to fight in the courts. This is the second blow to the multi-touch patent, Apple, this year, a federal judge dismissed one of the lawsuits Apple to Motorola in connection with the fact that the validity of many of these patents in it is questionable. Among them was the '979 patent.Of course, the preliminary decision USPTO may (and probably will) appealed, and the result of the federal American court unpredictable. More than once it was that adopted by U.S. government agencies the decision was reversed. But even if the patent declared invalid and finally, Apple still have a lot of similar patent instruments of pressure on competitors. True, HTC some time to worry about this issue is not worth it, because the Taiwanese company has already signed a cross-patent agreement with Apple. But whether the agreement will last 10 years, asking it - Only time will tell.
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