The Myth Of Apple's Pinch-To-Zoom Patent

    It is widely assumed that Apple has a patent on the iPhone's most famous multitouch gesture — pinch-to-zoom — and that it's one of the patents Samsung got busted for infringing upon in that $1 billion lawsuit. Untrue, as lawyerman Nilay Patel lays out.

    Matt Buchanan
    by Matt Buchanan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    The Myth Of Apple's Pinch-To-Zoom Patent

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    It is widely assumed that Apple has a patent on the iPhone's most famous multitouch gesture — pinch-to-zoom — and that it's one of the patents Samsung got busted for infringing upon in that $1 billion lawsuit. Untrue, as lawyerman Nilay Patel lays out.