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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Steve said that they'd _applied_ for patents. Patents in process are generally not visible through the uspto.gov site.<BR>
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From: community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org on behalf of Christopher Heiny<BR>
Sent: Wed 1/10/2007 7:44 AM<BR>
To: community@lists.openmoko.org<BR>
Subject: Re: Patent?<BR>
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One patent that Apple may be referring to is described here:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_files_patent_for_wireless_ipod_with_ringtones_micro_browser">http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_files_patent_for_wireless_ipod_with_ringtones_micro_browser</A><BR>
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But the article doesn't say whether it was granted or still in the<BR>
application process.<BR>
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And then there's this one:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20060268528.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060268528RS=DN/20060268528">http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20060268528.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060268528RS=DN/20060268528</A><BR>
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