http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/04/patents.html http://boingboing.net/2012/07/04/patents.html#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:06:32 +0000 Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/?p=169148 challenged four Apple patents covering "slide to unlock" and other touchscreen-related features. The High Court agreed today, describing them as either too obvious, or foreshadowed by earlier patents. Analysts expect the outcome to significantly influence the many other patent battles taking place between Apple and its competitors worldwide.]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/07/04/patents.html/feed 5