Apple, Amazon, Microsoft & More Settle Lawsuits With Boston University

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @02:00PM from the stop-using-my-stuff dept.

curtwoodward writes "Boston University hadn't been very aggressive with intellectual property lawsuits in the past. But that changed in 2012, when the school began suing the biggest names in consumer tech, alleging infringement of a patent on blue LEDs — a patent that, no coincidence, is set to expire at the end of 2014. As of today, about 25 big tech names have now settled the lawsuits, using 'defensive' patent firm RPX. A dozen or so more defendants are probably headed that way. And BU is no longer a quiet patent holder."

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Re:I have zero problems with BU's patents by sjames · 2014-01-15 16:48 · Score: 5, Interesting

In this case, I have no problem with the patent being issued. The problem I have is with who gets sued.
I'll bet Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft did NOT order Blue LEDs using BU's patent. They ordered blue LEDs and had no idea what tech was used to manufacture them. The manufacturer that actually used BU's tech to make the LEDs is the legitimate target of a suit.