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Lodsys Sues 7 iPhone Devs Over Patent Infringement Claims

Posted by timothy on from the all-very-horatio-alger-villain dept.

Dachannien writes "Patently-O and Ars Technica report that Lodsys has filed suit [here's the complaint] in the Eastern District of Texas against seven iPhone developers, asserting that the defendants are infringing two patents. Apple had previously indicated their belief that all iPhone developers are protected by a licensing agreement that Apple had made with the patents' former assignee, Intellectual Ventures. But Lodsys insists that the defendants are nonetheless liable for infringement. Still an open question is whether Apple will go beyond the mailing of strongly worded letters in defending third-party iPhone devs."

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  1. Not only iOS apps but also Mac and Android by FlorianMueller · · Score: 0, Troll

    Most of the infringement accusations relate to iOS apps, but they also include one Mac app (Twitterriffic for Mac) and one Android app (Labyrinth for Android).

    Unfortunately, the defense theory communicated by Apple in its letter to Lodsys -- and another theory discussed on the Internet in recent weeks (divided infringement) -- could be wrong.

    1. Re:Not only iOS apps but also Mac and Android by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      Disclaimer: Florian Mueller is a well-known troll. He has routinely been wrong on these matters. See: Oracle vs Google over Java patents.