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Almost, but not quite: the patent in question refers to a mobile device. See the huge difference? It matters in patent law.
by dexen 15y ago
Almost, but not quite: the patent in question refers to a mobile device. See the huge difference? It matters in patent law.
- fpgeek 15y agoHere's the patent in question (from the USPTO): http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,946,647.PN.&OS=PN/5,946,647&RS=PN/5,946,647 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... The word "mobile" does not appear anywhere within it. In fact, Apple's implementation example is a Power Macintosh. If you consider that any sort of mobile device... well, your back is a lot stronger than mine at the very least.