There's some buzz about a non-final Office Action in an ex parte re-exam on Apple's D'677. For example USPTO Invalidates One of Apple's iPhone Design Patents in Apple vs. Samsung LawsuitThe headline at MacRumors is simply wrong. First, a non-final Office Action does not invalidate anything. Second, the design patent is still valid; an issued patent goes into a re-exam valid and remains so until a final decision is reached. That has not happened.See also Slashgear's USPTO invalidates Apple design patent used against SamsungSee also Billboard's Patent Office Invalidates iPhone Design Used in Samsung CaseMacRumors cites FossPatents:FOSS Patents reported tonight that the Central Reexamination Division of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has reexamined one of the key iPhone design patents in the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit. The validity of one of the patents (618,677) has received a non-final rejection:The problem the D'677 patent…
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