Apple Has Licensed iOS Design Patents To Microsoft
As Apple employees testify in the Apple-Samsung trial in San Diego, interesting details continue to emerge from the testimonies. Today, Apple’s patent licensing director, Boris Teksler revealed in court that a few of Apple’s iOS design patents have been licensed to Microsoft on an “anti-cloning” condition.
The context of the revelation was Apple trying to show that they were indeed in favor of an amicable settlement to the conflicts that arose due to Samsung’s design similarities with Apple.
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