Won the lawsuit you mean, the patent was awarded quite some time
ago.
Apple and Creative have resolved their legal disputes which
started on May 15th of this year when Creative and Apple sued each
other claiming patent infringement. According to a joint-press
release, Apple will pay Creative $100 million USD to settle all
outstanding lawsuits.
"Creative is very fortunate to have been granted this early
patent," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "This settlement resolves
all of our differences with Creative, including the five lawsuits
currently pending between the companies, and removes the
uncertainty and distraction of prolonged litigation."
The $100 million settlement grants Apple a license to use
Creative's patents in all of its products including the iPod. Also
announced is that Creative is joining Apple's "Made for iPod"
program, and will be introducing an array of iPod accessories later
this year.
Source: http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/08/20060823180755.shtml
Phew, at least the sale of iPods is not grounded...
