http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/apple-microsoft-iriver-more-face-tsera-touchpad-patent-lawsuit Discuss Gadgets! en-US Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:03:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://discuss.slashgear.com/search.php http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/apple-microsoft-iriver-more-face-tsera-touchpad-patent-lawsuit#post-244 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:31:45 +0000 Chris Davies 244@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img class="size-full wp-image-49753 alignright" title="ipod_nano_touchpad" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ipod_nano_touchpad.jpg" alt="ipod nano touchpad" width="163" height="191" />Apple, Microsoft, Bang &amp; Olufsen and iriver are <a href="http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-txedce/case_no-6:2009cv00312/case_id-117391/" target="_blank">among the defendants</a> named by Tsera LLC, a company claiming to own a touchpad patent which has been vigorously infringed.  The lawsuit concerns Tsera&#8217;s patent &#8220;Methods and apparatus for controlling a portable electronic device using a touchpad&#8221;, and basically describes recognizing different touchpad swipes without requiring visual feedback.</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-microsoft-iriver-more-face-tsera-touchpad-patent-lawsuit-2049752/">Apple, Microsoft, iriver &#038; more face Tsera touchpad patent lawsuit</a></p>