Apple gets patent for 3-year-old smartwatch design labeled 'iTime'<article>
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<p>The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office served up further evidence on Tuesday that Apple is designing a smartwatch when it awarded the company a patent for a wrist-worn gadget with a touchscreen and ability to communicate with a smartphone.</p><p>“The invention pertains to an electronic wristwatch,” wrote Apple in the filing for
U.S. Patent 8,787,006, which was submitted in July 2011 but made public on Tuesday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2456940/apple-gets-patent-on-itime-smart-watch.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple gets patent for 3-year-old smartwatch design labeled 'iTime'