So, I’ll admit that I didn’t quite read everything to do with this particular case.
Apple was not claiming the functionality of FutureTap’s application, but rather using it as an example UI.
While it’s still evil to do that much in my opinion, Apple isn’t trying to patent a third-party app.
I’m going to leave the previous post up, but with it made very clear that that post is in error.
Source: Engadget