
Who could ever forget Steve Jobs' introduction of Multi-Touch during the introduction of the Apple iPhone. "Boy, have we patented it," crowed the turtleneck clad CEO when discussing the new technology. "It works like magic," he added; for the first couple of years, competing smartphone manufacturers stayed away from adding "pinch-to-zoom" to their handsets...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-wins-re-examination-challenge-to-Multi-Touch-patent_id48420