{"id":18013,"date":"2017-05-17T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=18013"},"modified":"2019-10-09T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:06:27","slug":"moom-vs-the-rectangular-grid-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/moom-vs-the-rectangular-grid-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"Moom vs. the Rectangular Grid Patent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=4618\">Many Tricks<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manytricks\/status\/864131093070364672\">tweet<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=4618\"><p>The one change was to the grid, which switched from rectangular (with the circles of 3.2.7) to the new hexagonal layout, as seen at right.<\/p>\n<p>Why did we change the design? Late last week, we learned there&rsquo;s a US patent that covers resizing windows using a rectangular grid in a miniature preview image. We learned this when the patent&rsquo;s owner told us they believed Moom&rsquo;s grid was infringing on their patent. For now, we have redesigned the grid in such a way that no infringement claim can be made, and we&rsquo;re working on further improvements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This sort of thing should not be patentable. Plus, the timeline is depressing: the <a href=\"http:\/\/pdfpiw.uspto.gov\/.piw?PageNum=0&amp;docid=08434019&amp;IDKey=70F1BA777FF4&amp;HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D8434019.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F8434019%2526RS%3DPN%2F8434019\">patent application<\/a> was filed in 2008, the Moom feature shipped <a href=\"https:\/\/manytricks.com\/blog\/?p=1297\">in 2011<\/a>, the patent was granted in 2013, and the complaint was made in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=14333957\">Hacker News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-ad\"><em>Advertisement:<\/em> Design high quality graphics with windows based graphic applications using powerful virtual desktops with better GPU acceleration from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clouddesktoponline.com\/\">CloudDesktopOnline<\/a>. Learn more about hosted applications by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/\">Apps4Rent.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Tricks (tweet): The one change was to the grid, which switched from rectangular (with the circles of 3.2.7) to the new hexagonal layout, as seen at right. Why did we change the design? 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