Patent Office Rules Against Apple's 'Autocomplete'

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected several claims of one of the patents Apple wielded against Samsung in the most recent patent-infringement trial, saying in a preliminary ruling that certain aspects aren't valid. The patent, No. 8,074,172, covers "autocomplete" features that automatically generate word suggestions based on what the user is typing.

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