apple do not own multi touch why do people keep saying this matter in fact apple was being sued over multi-touch patent infringments last i heard http://www.internetnews.com/mobility...le.php/3814451 http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/20...r-multitouch/1
Elan's move comes as Apple increases its threats to smartphone manufacturers regarding a patent it claims covers the use of multitouch interfaces on such devices. Should Elan's case be upheld in court, not only would Apple be beholden to the company for licensing, but it would mean its own patent would be invalidated due to prior art – something Apple will be keen to avoid.