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==Patents==

Many patent applications are pending for new mobile phone apps. Most of these are in the technological fields of business methods, database management, data transfer, and operator interface.<ref>[http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/04/06/increasing-allowance-rates-by-selectively-targeting-patent-class/id=16283/ Nowotarski et al., "Increasing Allowance Rates by Selectively Targeting Patent Class" IPwatchdog, April 6, 2011]</ref>

On 31 May 2011, [[Lodsys]] asserted two of its four patents: U.S. Patent No. 7,620,565 ("the '565 patent") on a "customer-based design module" and U.S. Patent No. 7,222,078 ("the '078 patent") on "Methods and Systems for Gathering Information from Units of a Commodity Across a Network." against the following application developers:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fosspatents.com/2011/05/lodsys-sues-7-app-developers-in-eastern.html|title=Lodsys sues 7 app developers in East Texas, disagrees with Apple; Android also targeted|first=Eingestellt von Florian|last=Mueller}}</ref>

* Combay

* [[The Iconfactory]]

* [[Illusion Labs]]

* Shovelmate

* Quickoffice

* Richard Shinderman of Brooklyn, New York

* Wulven Game Studios of Hanoi, Vietnam

== See also == <!-- Please don't spam or repeat links -->