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Apple settles Creative patent spat for $100m
News The $100m, to be paid by Apple, grants Apple a licence to a Creative patent for the hierarchical user interface used in that company's Zen music players. Its Zen products haven't translated into profits,... [24 Aug 2006]
Apple gets Creative with patent suit
News Creative's complaints centre on a patent describing a system for organising music and songs used in its Zen MP3 player, which the US Patent and Trademark Office awarded it last August. The suit was initiated in a... [22 May 2006]
Creative slaps Apple with iPod patent suit
News In both cases, Creative says the iPod and iPod Nano infringe on a patent the company has for the interface in its Zen media player, a patent granted last August. Separately, Creative said it has also... [16 May 2006]