Boston U. Patent Lawsuits Hit Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and Others

curtwoodward writes "First, we heard that Boston University — a private, four-year school overshadowed by neighbors like MIT and Harvard — was suing Apple for patent infringement. Well, sure, patent lawsuits in tech are an everyday thing, right? But it turns out this is not a one-off: BU has been quietly filing a barrage of patent lawsuits since last fall, all of them revolving around the same patents for LED and semiconductor technology. And the targets run the gamut, from Apple and Amazon to Samsung and several small companies that distribute or sell LEDs and other equipment. A couple of small guys have settled, but Amazon and Samsung are refusing. Still to come: Apple's response."

Comments

Re:Not a troll on the surface.

[viperidaenz]

Is it's a US patent, the entity that imports the infringing item gets sued.
You can't sue someone in China to manufacturing it.

it's troll worthy.

[viperidaenz]

They filed it in 1995, it was published in 1997. Its going to expire in the next few years.

They're claiming they invented GaN LED's.

If they weren't being a troll about it, they would have been sueing 10+ years ago, not two years before it expires.

Re:Enough

[dgatwood]

Oh, so in your communist magical fantasy world, people get together in large scientific groups to produce technology purely for altruistic reasons.

Yes. That world is called academia. Just saying.