Comment by smalltorch
10 hours ago
I need more details which the article doesn't provide but I'm pretty sure vibration is common knowledge and what could the design possibly done that was so patentable
10 hours ago
I need more details which the article doesn't provide but I'm pretty sure vibration is common knowledge and what could the design possibly done that was so patentable
That’s like saying light is common knowledge, creating a device that emits light couldn’t possibly be patentable. Or heat is common knowledge, induction stoves shouldn’t be patentable. Like if that’s your threshold then nothing is patentable
Vibration might be, but the Taptic Engine is differentiated and trademarked as Apple's own unique feature: https://uspto.report/TM/86543432