Friday 5 November 2010

Apple sues Motorola with acquired patents

MooseBlogger wrote:

From patent strategy point of view here is nice proof that you do not have to invent everything in house but can also make some strategic acquisitions in patent domain. Here is a list of patents Apple is using against Motorola in law suit filed in October 2010. 2/6 (33%) originate from acquisitions.
7,812,828, Ellipse Fitting for Multi-Touch Surfaces
Not invented by Apple patent. Assignment from Fingerworks Inc
7,663,607, Multipoint Touchscreen
Apple orginal
5,379,430, Object-Oriented System Locator System
Assignment from OBJECT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORP
7,497,949, Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics
This is definitely Apple one with one of the inventors as S. Jobs.
6,493,002, Method and Apparatus for Displaying and Accessing Control and Status Information in a Computer System
Apple original.
5,838,315, Support for Custom User-Interaction Elements in a Graphical, Event-Driven Computer System
Apple original patent.

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