In reply to Peter Lin-Chee.

The notorious (and familiar to most readers) Apple vs. Microsoft case was a copyright infringement lawsuit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporation

The courts threw it out when Apple tried to claim patent on GUI elements. Soon after they bought back Steve, but under his leadership they have continued their bogus intellectual property antics to this day. Claiming to be innovators but buying patents from multiple manufacturers, including the July grab for Nortel's patent portfolio. That's sure innovative!

The lawsuits are often referred to as "copyright infringement lawsuit" or "patent infringement" almost interchangeably. They have filed "trademark infringement" as well. However, with your clearly hostile attitude and fanboy ranting I probably shouldn't bother. You're apparently just a propagandist perhaps ranting on Apple's dime? What do they pay nowadays? That would be newsworthy.

However, if by some miracle you are seriously interested in something that resembles reality outside of the distortion field you are welcome to peruse one of the many compilations of Apple lawsuits, for instance this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation, it does a great job of laying out their sue to succeed philosophy and their lack of success in the US.