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Originally Posted by micromack
Unfortunately you don't have to be the inventor, just the first to patent it. I like everyone else, hope Apple implodes over this, but that's a fact. They should never have been granted the patents to begin with in my book, so we have our lovely US patent department to thank for this mess.
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The US Patent Office grants most stuff, and expects the courts to sort it out. It's stupid, but that's how it goes. Patents can be invalidated though if prior art can be found. In most of these cases, there is prior art. That's why this is a risky course of action for Apple.