Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed (David Sarno/L.A. Times Tech Blog)
David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed — Lost in the clamor over Apple Inc.’s preliminary patent victory over rival phone-maker HTC Corp. are that the two patents in question are so old they predate smartphones. — A judge at the U.S. International …