“New court documents reveal that both Wi-LAN and Openware have filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple this week that allege that the iPhone and iPad with 3G violate a list of patents covering such matters as authentication systems, mail and CDMA technologies,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“According to the official complaint, ‘Apple has been and is now infringing, directly and indirectly by way of inducement and/or contributory infringement, literally and/or under the doctrine of equivalents, the Patents-in-Suit in this District and elsewhere by making, using, offering for sale, importing, and/or selling products compliant with the CDMA2000 standards (including EVDO Rev. A), HSPA standards, IEEE 802.11 standards, and/or LTE standards, that fall within the scope of at least one claim of the Patents-in-Suit,'” Purcher reports. “As a result of Apple’s infringing activities, ‘users of Apple’s Accused Products directly infringe the Patents-in-Suit.’ Although no product is listed in the complaint, it’s obvious that the complaint is focused on Apple’s iPhone and iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G.”
Full article, with explanations of the patents listed in the Wi-LAN and Openwave lawsuits, here.
Related article:
Wi-LAN sues Apple, HP, Dell and others claiming patent infringement – September 2, 2011