Twitter has been granted a patent on the pull-to-refresh action commonly used in iOS applications. The original patent was filed by Tweetie designer Loren Brichter. "I had started working on the patent two months before the Twitter deal," said Brichter. He filed the patent application one day before agreeing to sell Tweetie to Twitter. "The patent was the cherry on top," he … [Read more...] about Twitter Granted Pull-to-Refresh Patent, Will Only Use Defensively
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EU Antitrust Ruling Says Google Abusing Patent Position in German Lawsuit Against Apple
The New York Times reports that Google and its Motorola Mobility unit have been found to be abusing their patent dominance in 3G wireless networking technology by the European Commission. The ruling, which comes in the form of a preliminary finding that could lead to formal antitrust charges but has yet to do so, addresses Motorola's efforts to bar European sales of Apple's 3G … [Read more...] about EU Antitrust Ruling Says Google Abusing Patent Position in German Lawsuit Against Apple