Apple licenses some design patents to Microsoft
Photo credit: AP | The iPad is shown after it was unveiled at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. (January 27, 2010)
Apple Inc licensed its prized design patents to Microsoft Corp but with an "anti-cloning agreement" to prevent copying of its iPhone and iPad, an Apple executive said on Monday.
The testimony from Apple patent licensing director Boris Teksler came in one of the most closely watched technology trials in years. Apple is accusing Samsung Electronics Co Ltd of copying its iPhone and iPad, while...