IIRC the “data detectors” patent[0] from the Newton era was still valid when the iPhone came out, and was one of the few patents specifically wielded by Apple i

IIRC the “data detectors” patent[0] from the Newton era was still valid when the iPhone came out, and was one of the few patents specifically wielded by Apple in court against Android and Samsung. [0] https://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 https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=...