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What interface component did Apple attempt to patent in 2005? When did Apple receive a decision on its attempt to patent rotational user inputs? Which competitor sued Apple over rights to part of the software user interface? What was the name of the patent over which Creative asserted its ownership? From which entity did Creative request an investigation into Apple importing their devices to the US? What interface feature did Apple unsuccessfully try to patent? Which rival company sued Apple in 2005 and 2006?
Apple's application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent on "rotational user inputs", as used on the iPod interface, received a third "non-final rejection" (NFR) in August 2005. Also in August 2005, Creative Technology, one of Apple's main rivals in the MP3 player market, announced that it held a patent on part of the music selection interface used by the iPod line, which Creative Technology dubbed the "Zen Patent", granted on August 9, 2005. On May 15, 2006, Creative filed another suit against Apple with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Creative also asked the United States International Trade Commission to investigate whether Apple was breaching U.S. trade laws by importing iPods into the United States.
question: What interface component did Apple attempt to patent in 2005?, answer: rotational user inputs | question: When did Apple receive a decision on its attempt to patent rotational user inputs?, answer: August 2005 | question: Which competitor sued Apple over rights to part of the software user interface?, answer: Creative Technology | question: What was the name of the patent over which Creative asserted its ownership?, answer: Zen Patent | question: From which entity did Creative request an investigation into Apple importing their devices to the US?, answer: United States International Trade Commission | question: What interface feature did Apple unsuccessfully try to patent?, answer: rotational user inputs | question: Which rival company sued Apple in 2005 and 2006?, answer: Creative Technology