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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Palm has lost a lawsuit

Palm has lost a lawsuit brought by Xerox, which owns a patent on "the computerised interpretation of handwriting". Xerox received a patent for what it calls Unistrokes after Palm had already started selling Pilot handhelds with its own Graffiti system. Xerox's general counsel Christina Claytontold the Washington Post: "Either Palm will have to cease production of its handheld organizer or license the technology from Xerox."

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