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Title: News: Apple loses German patent lawsuit over slide-to-unlock feature
Post by: HCK on August 26, 2015, 09:00:25 pm
News: Apple loses German patent lawsuit over slide-to-unlock feature

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               Germany’s top civil court has ruled that Apple’s slide-to-unlock technology isn’t sophisticated enough to warrant a patent, Bloomberg reports. In 2012, Apple won an injunction against Motorola Mobility based on its patent on using a finger swipe to unlock smartphones, and while that case is still pending, Tuesday’s ruling is the second to say that feature can’t be patented. “This user-friendly display was already suggested…

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