It would be really nice to see the US Patent Office doing this kind of examination before they grant patents
At least they are revisiting this stuff, but it would save a lot of companies a lot of time and money if proper examination was done up front.
US patent office rejects claims of Apple ‘pinch to zoom’ patent – Apple Business – Macworld UK
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/26/138576167/when-patents-attack
Click to be infuriated. This was also revisited earlier this year…sounded worse.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/188370495/when-patents-attack-part-two