Apple, inc. has just settled an IP lawsuit with Elan Microelectronics of Taiwan for $5 million, after 30 months of litigation. The patent in question (
US number 5,825,352) refers to the application of multitouch technology in trackpads for the emulation of mouse functionality, as The Register
reports. So this would really have hit Apple's MacBook trackpad as well as the Magic Mouse, rather than the iPhone's touchscreen. The patent was originally filed by Logitech in 1996 before it changed owners several times until Elan got their (multi-fingered) hands on it in 2003.
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