Apple is invloved in yet another patent infringement lawsuit targeted at the iPhone. The plaintiff, EMG Technology, accuses the the company of violating a patent that relates to Internet navigation and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). The claim involves the presentation of content changed from HTML to XML format, a technology utilized by the iPhone. The patent also allegedly covers technology for manipulating regions of a screen, including zoom and scroll functions that the iPhone uses
Apple has been involved in similar suits, including one filed by Minerva in January that claimed infringement of a patent that described a "mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing." A Florida company in 2007 claimed that the iPhone used its patented touch-screen technology, in another case that was presented in the Tyler court.
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By the time the case goes to trial, the technology would be outdated. LOL. However, if their case has merit, do they plan to sue every other phone that has a touchscreen?
ReplyDeleteI haven't done the research to see if those companies credited either company in the above lawsuit with holding a patent for the technology. Or is the Iphone targetted to send a message to the smaller companies?