Many of the people chortling about the possibility of Microsoft Word being kept from the market by a patent lawsuit mayhave a different view if the Apple iPhone is kept out of the US due to another patent lawsuit. CNN Money reports that "Pennsylvania-based BTG International Inc. claims flash memory chips from Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY) infringe on its patent rights and is pressing U.S. authorities to curb imports of the chips and any products containing them.
Among the devices using Samsung flash memory are iPhones."