You said it was a patent case, didn't you?

你说过是件专利案，不是吗？

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Apple, having recently settled a patent case brought against it by Nokia, is suing Samsung and Motorola as well as HTC.

苹果公司最近与诺基亚专利诉讼和解，但苹果仍在起诉和三星、摩托罗拉及HTC。

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A patent case can tie up a judge's calendar for months, sometimes for years, and often involves technical issues that the judge doesn't understand.

专利案件在法官的日程表上可能被推迟几个月，甚至几年，而且其中通常包含法官不能理解的技术问题。

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That's too abstract." In the Bilski case, the court said patent examiners could consider what is known as the machine-or-transformation test.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

But they only said no to a patent in this case.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Apple and Samsung recently agreed to enter settlement talks in a California patent case.

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The big win so far for Apple has been the patent case in California.

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But when they have a patent case to prosecute, they do the same thing.

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