Apple Awarded Significant Iphone Patent

Jan 29 2009

Apple has been recently awarded a patent covering the user interface screen of their iPhone.  U.S. Patent Number 7,479,949 is considered quite significant by many industry experts as it covers the method by which the iPhone interprets the finger movements of a user in controlling the position, orientation and size of the display on the iPhone.  More information on this new patent is available at:
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/01/27/apple-awarded-iphone-patent/
and
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339661,00.asp

In the wake of this recently issued patent, many people expect Apple to become more active in enforcing their rights in technology that was to a large extent pioneered by the iPhone.  Stay tuned for news of Apple suing some of it’s competitors such as Palm, LG or RIM (makers of the Blackberry) for infringement of these and other patents.

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