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Originally Posted by Tempest
Interesting how it's a narrow patent applying only to mobile devices.
Here's where it will get interesting in terms of it being able to be held up in a court of law.
And here's why Apple thinks they own it...
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all that means is those companies prior to Fingerworks may use their technology in their applications without fear of reprisal, since they demonstrated prior use. If those companies didn't patent their multi-touch, Apple has free roam on everyone else (excl. cern, bell labs et al) to force licensing.
If Fingerworks held the patent and Apple bought Fingerworks, Apple "invented" multitouch and holds the patent. That is the one of the whole strategic reasons companies buy out others
