Regarding the Apple Patent Claims Pinch to Zoom Denied

Patent and Trademark Office of the United States (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office / USPTO) has rejected a patent claim by Apple about the pinch-to-zoom. Patent for the pinch gesture to zoom the Apple proposed in 2007, and given to Apple in 2010.

This patent covers how software will distinguish between the rolling motion of one and two fingers like pinch-to-zoom on the touch screen. This patent is a big part of Apple victory over Samsung's $ 1 billion dollars in court. However, a new rule is likely to have a significant positive impact for the Apple appeals enormous fines that.

The USPTO has issued an initial ruling in December 2012 the claims Apple's patent is invalid. So today USPTO action is final action, all 21 claims Apple has been denied, either because there have been earlier related patent, or because such claims can not / should not be patentable.