Continuing to build its collection of core iOS patents, Apple ‘s latest win comes in the form of list editing.
It’s yet another example of Apple gaining stronger legal ground to defend the look and feel of iOS from competitors looking to capitalize on the popularity of the mobile operating system.
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The patent, uncovered by Patently Apple , for “a computer-implemented method (more…)
Apple ‘s patent woes worsen, as their lawsuit with Motorola Mobility has reached an interesting point. An initial ruling in Germany could prevent Apple from selling all versions of the
.
FOSS Patents reports that this is the first “substantive” ruling on this case, as the
will be discussed at a hearing coming up in February.
), which describes a ”method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet (more…)
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Patently Apple )
Your power management could be getting a whole lot smarter. Apple has just been granted a patent that details an intelligent dock connector able to properly adjust power levels for multiple connected devices from a single outlet source.
As with other power-related patents that Apple has applied for in the past, the technology involved here seems to be exactly the kind of thing people, including (more…)
On Friday last week, Motorola Mobility won an injunction against
in Germany. A German court, in a default judgement, barred Apple Inc. from selling any of its mobile products that infringe two Motorola Mobility
.
Although at first this may seem like a huge blow to Apple , it doesn’t immediately translate into any sort of ban on Apple products in Germany.
Motorola Mobility filed two separate cases against Apple , one against the global parent (more…)
Few days back, Apple won a patent for the “slide to unlock” gesture.
Apple had applied for the patent back in 2005, claiming the exclusive rights to unlocking a touchscreen device by tracing a preset pattern or gesture with a finger.
“a device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking (more…)
The slide to unlock gesture now legally belongs to Apple .
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via 9to5Mac)
Many of the patent applications and grants we come across involving Apple relate to theoretical products that may never see the light of day. Today, Apple has been granted a patent that covers one of the most basic (and copied) processes in iOS, slide to unlock.
Though Apple holds many patents pertaining to gestures, the slide-to-unlock (more…)
Last month, a district court in Düsseldorf, Germany had
, barring distribution of the product in the entire European Union except for the Netherlands. But the court wasn’t sure if it had jurisdiction outside Germany so decided to enforce it only in Germany.
has just reported that the court has upheld its ban and has ruled earlier today that Samsung cannot sell Galaxy Tab in Germany as it looks too much like Apple ‘s iPad 2.
Friday’s decision (more…)
Another significant patent awarded to Apple relates to the iPad's broadband antenna that overcomes problems faced with traditional antennas where a wide range of communication bands may not be covered without noticing a significant drop in radio-frequency performance. Apple 's broadband antenna for the iPad with a coupled feed avoids radio-frequency interference with the help of an appropriate shielding mechanism.
It has been an eventful (more…)
