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Old 11-17-2012, 07:18 AM   #8
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by Ekaros View Post
Prior-art exists.
It's a *design* patent...
...for a specific look and behavior.
Microsoft has one in process from their Courier effort that predates Apple's application.
So "prior art" would have to look exactly the same.

My whole point is skeuomorphic ebooks and reading apps need to die.
(That extends to the whole "wooden bookshelf" look-n-feel, too.)
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