Apple's Pinch+Zoom Patent Invalidated By Preliminary USPTO Ruling

skade88 writes "Apple has lost its patent on Pinch+Zoom. This is the patent that won Apple their billion dollar verdict against Samsung. GrokLaw has an article, too." The ruling is only preliminary, though, not final.

Ahahaha

[Anonymous Coward]

And on the last day of the world. That's too funny.

Re:Groklaw is biased, read FOSS Patents instead

[h4rr4r]

Florian Mueller we know that is you. Go away.

Re:Sick of this

[bhagwad]

B..but...but what about the BILLIONS of dollars Apple has spent on R&D thinking up pinch to zoom, rubber banding, and rounded corners?

Billions I say!

Re:The Single Patent? I Thought It Was Six?

[CanadianRealist]

('381)
('163)
(the, uh, "rounded corners and color" and "rounded edges on icons" design patents, I'll leave the validity of a patent on those up to the reader)

Apple is already contacting their lawyers about suing you for the rounded corners on those parentheses. I hope you have a bajillion dollars.

Re:prior art

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

Here's pinch to zoom in 1988.

You know you've been on the internet too long when you hesitate to click a link with a description like that because you think it is goatsecx.

Re:Refund?

[AmiMoJo]

You made recommendations to non-technical friends based on your ability to run X11 apps and SSH easily?