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Pinch-To-Zoom Apple Patent Rejected By USPTO

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @08:19AM from the somebody-pinch-me-and-patent-it dept.

freddienumber13 writes "In another patent surprise, a patent application by Apple for pinch-to-zoom has been rejected by the USPTO on the grounds that its claims were either anticipated by previous patents or simply unpatentable. This will be welcome news for Samsung, who back in April asked for a stay of the trial. However, Apple has a short period of time in which they can appeal this finding."

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Re:tag by rullywowr · 2013-07-30 08:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Fun fact for ya: Apple also got recently rejected for their patent "Pinch a loaf, then wipe" as it seemed there was prior art in this case.
Re:tag by Anonymous Coward · 2013-07-30 08:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yep. Your posts.
Re:tag by bmk67 · 2013-07-30 09:28 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I bet you get all the laughs at parties.