se . ▁The ▁latter ▁case ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁online ▁music ▁stores ▁of ▁Sony , ▁Real Network s , ▁Nap ster , ▁and ▁Music match ▁as ▁defend ants . ▁ ▁Apple ' s ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pat ent ▁and ▁Tra dem ark ▁Office ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁on ▁" rot ational ▁user ▁inputs ", ▁as ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁i Pod ▁interface , ▁received ▁a ▁third ▁" non - final ▁re jection " ▁( N FR ) ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Also ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Creative ▁Technology , ▁one ▁of ▁Apple ' s ▁main ▁riv als ▁in ▁the ▁MP 3 ▁player ▁market , ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁pat ent ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁selection ▁interface ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line , ▁which ▁Creative ▁Technology ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" Z en ▁Pat ent ", ▁granted ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Creative ▁file d ▁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 ▁bre aching ▁U . S . ▁trade ▁laws ▁by ▁importing ▁i P ods ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Apple ▁and ▁Creative ▁announced ▁a ▁broad ▁settlement ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁legal ▁disput es . ▁Apple ▁will ▁pay ▁Creative ▁US