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Apple Transfers Patents Through Shell Company To Sue All Phone Makers

Posted by Soulskill on from the hand-in-cookie-jar dept.

New submitter dell623 writes "A patent lawsuit (PDF) by patent licensing firm Digitude Innovations curiously targeted all mobile manufacturers except Apple. A TechCrunch story has revealed that the patents used were transferred from Apple via a shell company to DI, and appear to cover features found in virtually all smartphones. The lawsuit even extends to companies that don't make Android phones, like Nokia and RIM, and to Android OEMs that Apple have not directly sued yet, like Sony. The business model of DI clearly implies that Apple would benefit financially from the lawsuit as a company that contributed patents to DI's portfolio."

2 of 422 comments (clear)

  1. Think Different by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Truly this is American Innovation at work.

  2. I need a little advice. by Anachragnome · · Score: 5, Funny

    I need a little advice.

    I am looking to purchase a smartphone, but with all these lawsuits it has become exceedingly difficult to determine exactly which phone will allow me to join the highest possible amount of future class-action suits. I am hoping the sum of settlement payments will exceed the actual cost of the phone and result in a net profit.

    Any suggestions?