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For what it's worth, Apple filed for the patent in August 2010, which predates your app.

• creamyhorror 15y ago
  Even so, does that mean he can't continue using the concept without fear of legal threats? Are patent filings made public immediately, and even if so, does that preclude the use of a similar concept right away? It's a bit ridiculous that a logical design for a digital teleprompter-recorder could be patented, in a world where new UI concepts can be whipped up and released in a few hours.
  • fpgeek 15y ago
    > Even so, does that mean he can't continue using the concept without fear of legal threats? Yes. To top it off, patent filings aren't made public immediately. There is a substantial delay (I think something like a 12 to 18 months, but I am not certain of that). Just one more way the patent system is a crazy, Kafkaesque mess. Personally, I think independent inventions in the period between filing and disclosure should be considered prior art (or as evidence that something was obvious and/or "in the air"), but that's not the law, sadly.