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In what reads like a strategic leak from Apple's (AAPL) Cupertino boardroom, the Wall Street Journal reports in its Saturday edition that Steve Jobs - half-way through a six-month medical leave - still "maintains [his] grip" on the company from his Palo Alto, Calif., home.

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the 2007 Worldwide Developer's Conference, he made a point of letting the world know how seriously Apple would protect its intellectual property. Of course, he did it in inimitable Steve Jobs style, quipping "…and boy have we patented it!"