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Intellectual Property

Apr. 24, 2013

ITC rules Apple does not infringe Google patent

Apple Inc. warded off an infringement claim brought by Google Inc. after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Monday that the Cupertino-based company's iPhones did not violate a Google patent.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Apple Inc. warded off an infringement claim brought by Google Inc. after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Monday that the Cupertino-based company's iPhones did not violate a Google patent. The commission decided that Apple could not infringe upon a specific claim of one of Google's proximity sensor patents because that patent was "obvious" and therefore invalid. Apple originally faced infringement claims before the commiss...

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