question about apple's patents on the iPhone
It looks like a lot of the knock offs are dong the same things the iPhone is...
like the Bold, thee Thunder, Android, and more
how or what can Apple do to protect the "look and feel" of the iPhone?
even Microsoft's "multi-touch" map on CNN looks and feels like the iPhone
so the question is what chance does Apple have to protect their work?
like the Bold, thee Thunder, Android, and more
how or what can Apple do to protect the "look and feel" of the iPhone?
even Microsoft's "multi-touch" map on CNN looks and feels like the iPhone
so the question is what chance does Apple have to protect their work?
Comments
I'm not entirely sure what they can protect because as you say, competitors are implementing almost identical features.
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscell...itouch_patents
I reckon the patents may be in place more to prevent a situation where they would have to license the tech from a competitor if they patented them instead. Time as always will tell what Apple do with them.
So they are pre-emptively patenting everything that goes into the iPhone so no one else can sue them.
Apple got badly burned when they tried to sue Microsoft back in the '90s and I don't think they're going to try doing that again anytime soon.