US Patent Office invalidates Apple’s rubber-banding patent

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By Cody LeeOct 23, 2012, 4:00 am326 pts
This is a pretty big deal: the United States Patent and Trademark Office has just tentatively invalidated Apple’s rubber-banding patent. This is the infamous ’381 patent that covers the ‘bouncing’ effect when scrolling on a touch screen. Why is this a big deal? Because this was one of the major patents Apple…

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