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Title: Another Apple patent in Samsung dispute questioned by U.S. patent officials Post by: HCK on December 20, 2012, 07:01:16 pm Another Apple patent in Samsung dispute questioned by U.S. patent officials
Another of the patents Apple relied on in a $1 billion infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics has been called into question by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office (USPTO). The move, if not successfully opposed by Apple, may help Samsung in its appeal against the judgment. The USPTO announced in a letter dated Dec. 19 that it has tentatively rejected all 21 claims of U.S. patent no. 7,844,915 on “Application programming interfaces for scrolling operations,” also known as the ‘915 patent. All 21 of the patent’s claims were rejected on the grounds that they were either obvious or invalidated by prior art as described in three earlier patents and four published documents. Apple has two months to respond or the rejection will become final. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here http://www.macworld.com/article/2022388/another-apple-patent-in-samsung-dispute-questioned-by-u-s-patent-officials.html |