Intellectual Property
Jul. 31, 2013
Patent office finds Apple patent invalid, but ruling isn't final
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined Apple's "pinch to zoom" patent, which a jury had nabbed Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for infringing in a San Jose trial last summer, is invalid.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined Apple's "pinch to zoom" patent, which a jury had nabbed Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for infringing in a San Jose trial last summer, is invalid. Apple can appeal the patent office board's decision. The jury had found 21 Samsung mobile products had infringed the patent, which functions so users can bring two fingers together on a touchscreen smartphone or tablet to magnify it. Twelve...
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