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If there is one company that knows the importance of investing in innovation at right time, it would be none
other than Apple. An investment made 6 years ago is going to bear fruits (hopefully sweet apples ) in
near future.
In 2010 Apple acquired Assignee rights in a patent (US8482535B2) that is going to help the company in
the famous on-going patent litigation case (Immersion Corp. Vs Apple Inc and AT&T). The said case targets
the brand’s successful merchandise – Apple iPhone 6, 6s Plus (3D Touch) along with MacBook and Apple
Watch, released last year.
The main Infringement patent and the oldest (in terms of priority date) among the three patents cited by the
Immersion Corporation against Apple is U.S. Patent No. 8,773,356: “Method and Apparatus for Providing
Tactile Sensations” (Priority Date - Nov 1, 2001).
Apple stands the chance of Invalidating the above patent as per the below facts/relevant text provided in
the Apple’s patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,482,535 – Priority Date Nov 8, 1999).
It is right time to introduce myself. I have no commercial interest in the said case. The below text and the
said patent litigation suit are available in public domain. As a technologist and patent enthusiast, I am just
re-synthesizing the bits spread over the spectrum of knowledge available via the network of networks.
Subject Patent - US8773356B2 (Priority Date – Relevant Result - US8482535B2 (Priority Date –
Nov 01, 2001) Nov 08, 1999)
So, Congratulations to Apple for doing what it does best (Again !!!). Good Luck to Immersion corporation
for its future ventures. For all the innovators out there, you never know what your idea can do in future. So
get them patented without thinking short-term.
Disclaimer- The author is not liable for use/misuse of the information provided above. Please use your
discretion while making use of the publicly provided information.
Apple seems to be in great position to win #BattleOfHaptics #3DTouch #Apple #immersion #patent
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