Apple Patents

The cluster centers on discussions about Apple's patent filings, their enforcement, defensive strategies, validity, prior art claims, and criticisms of Apple as a patent aggressor or troll.

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monochromatic Sep 24, 2015 View on HN

What did Apple patent that someone else invented before?

varunsaini Apr 9, 2012 View on HN

Maybe they tried that. but Apple had patent on that.

q3k Jun 1, 2019 View on HN

There being an Apple patent [1] involved doesn't help.[1] - https://patents.google.com/patent/US7311526B2/en

mrich Mar 27, 2012 View on HN

How ironic would it be if Apple couldn't implement something because of a ridiculous patent?

msoad Jan 27, 2014 View on HN

Apple don't play this game and they have key patents

M4v3R Jun 29, 2016 View on HN

It's only a patent, and old patent for that matter. Apple has many patents for stuff they never implement.

atirip Aug 13, 2011 View on HN

AFAIK Apple has patented that already.

dzhiurgis Jan 21, 2017 View on HN

AFAIK Apple only actually protects patents that they actually implemented.

mikedouglas Oct 22, 2009 View on HN

When has Apple sued another company for patent infringement (not including countersuits)?

thirsteh Aug 26, 2012 View on HN

"Patents are okay when it's Apple getting them."