[New post] Top German court rejects Apple touchscreen patent appeal

sskarthik posted: "Apple Inc patents covering the "slide to unlock" feature on smartphones are invalid, Germany's highest appeals court ruled on Tuesday, reaffirming a 2013 decision rejecting the U.S. company's claims by a lower court. The ruling by the " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Top German court rejects Apple touchscreen patent appeal by sskarthik Apple Inc patents covering the "slide to unlock" feature on smartphones are invalid, Germany's highest appeals court ruled on Tuesday, reaffirming a 2013 decision rejecting the U.S. company's claims by a lower court. The ruling by the Federal Court of Appeals in Karlsruhe covers one of the Apple iPhone's most popular defining features, of which makers of rival Android-based phones have developed their own versions. In a statement, the appeals court said it confirmed a ruling by the lower Federal Patent Court that canceled Apple's German patent, based on the technique's similarity to a phone released by Swedish company Neonode Inc a year before the iPhone's 2007 launch. Read more... sskarthik | August 26, 2015 at 11:56 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3gT9 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/top-german-court-rejects-apple-touchscreen-patent-appeal-5/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com