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notatoad on March 27, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The pull-to-refresh patent

except that feelings are not patentable. mechanisms are. it's the same mechanism and the same technology.

specifically, the patent covers updating what's on the screen depending on what portion of the screen is displayed. that's exactly infinite scrolling.

wildgift on March 27, 2012 [–]

There have been look-and-feel patent fights.

notatoad on March 27, 2012 | [–]

there have been, but this is not a design patent. it's a technical patent.

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