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> This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/969,819, filed Jan. 4, 2008 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,130,205, entitled "Portable Electronic Devi
by pwg 14y ago
> This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/969,819, filed Jan. 4, 2008 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,130,205, entitled "Portable Electronic Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying Electronic Lists and Documents," which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/947,386, "Portable Electronic Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying Electronic Documents and Lists," filed Jun. 29, 2007; 60/937,993, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed Jun. 29, 2007; 60/879,469, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed Jan. 8, 2007; and 60/879,253, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed Jan. 7, 2007. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
It actually dates back to Jan. 7, 2007. This latest "continuation" was what was just filed March 5, 2012.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoYes, it has the signature of a submarine patent, one of those that keeps getting amended and amended based on what is going on in the industry, only goes to 'issue' when the owner needs it to put the smack down on someone. I wonder though if it will work against Apple. Reading through it, the claims seem to reflect a lot of what folks 'skilled in the art' might equally have done. Since it will no doubt be brought to the frontlines right away and put into the battle we should be able to see how well it holds up.
- jonhendry 14y agoAs I understand it, actual submarine patents come from organizations who haven't been doing publicly visible work in the area of the patent. A patent like this was pretty foreseeable, given that Apple's had the described technology on the market for five years. Nobody's going to be taken by surprise here.