As the whole world should know by now, Samsung was found guilty of infringing on Apple’s patents. That intellectual property included such items as using one’s finger to tap the screen to zoom in. Another infringement concerned the so-called bounce-back patent, and then, of course there’s patent 915, which pertained to pinching and zooming. Meanwhile, back in San Jose, Apple lawyers made the point that a satisfactory smartphone experience could have been designed into Samsung’s handsets without Samsung’s merely cutting and pasting Apple’s “swirl” into the South Korean company’s design. Read the full story at Daily Finance.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.