). According to the complaint, Apple's app switcher and Safari's tab view infringe SpaceTime3D's patents because they use a method that utilizes 3D space to display content on small-screen devices.
Well, according to SpaceTime3D, a company that 'delivers a seamless digital experience for consumers,' it owns the patents for this 3D graphical interface used by Apple, and Apple has ‘willfully infringed and continues to infringe the patents' owned by SpaceTime3D. SpaceTime3D further charges Apple with attempting to patent the technology itself. But, according to the lawsuit, the attempt was unsuccessful because the New York-based company already owned the patents.
According to SpaceTime3D, Apple learned about the 3D interface technology from various press coverages, and in 2008, Ezra Bakhash, the founder of SpaceTime3D, personally showcased the technology to an Apple executive, who then shared the knowledge with various groups within the Cupertino company.