Apple Patent Review Limits Leverage of Smartphone Rivals
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Apple Inc.’s patents behind the pinch-to-zoom, bounce-back and multitouch features of its iPhone aren’t invalid, at least not yet.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s initial rejections in recent weeks were consistent with a process in which most patents challenged over the past three decades, including ones rejected at some point, survived in original or modified forms, according to data compiled by the office.