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Apple has one about selecting a network carrier using a bidding process. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%
by IBM 12y ago
Apple has one about selecting a network carrier using a bidding process.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=5&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=%2820110208.PD.+AND+apple.ASNM.%29&OS=isd/2/8/2011+and+an/apple&RS=%28ISD/20110208+AND+AN/apple%29 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=H...
- Flimm 12y agoWhy the downvotes?
- psykovsky 12y agoI think it's because it had the word Apple when responding to a post about Google.
- hemonthe 11y agoThat's a prior patent not prior art i.e. Apple hasn't used it in a product yet. Moreover Apple having a patent suggests Google applied for a patent for their own implementation to avoid getting sued by Apple. Apple has a history of litigation to stifle competition.
- IBM 11y agoIt appears patents can serve as prior art. http://www.ericksonlawgroup.com/law/patents/patentfaq/what-is-prior-art/ http://www.ericksonlawgroup.com/law/patents/patentfaq/what-i...