When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone at Macworld 2007, he elicited quite a few laughs when he exclaimed, " and boy have we patented it!"
Two years later, starting with its 2009 suit against Nokia, Apple's patent infringement lawsuits began piling up in quick succession.
Since then, Apple has been embroiled in litigation with a number of hardware manufacturers regarding alleged patent infringement. While Apple ultimately secured settlement agreements with both HTC and Nokia, its patent war against Motorola and Samsung continues to rage on in nine countries across four continents.
That being the case, the Wall Street Journal today
