Washington Research Foundation Sues Tech Companies over Bluetooth

Vikingod · Apr 5, 2007, 03:33 PM

Source: DailyTech
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Patent infringement lawsuits are a common occurence in the IT industry, but this time a major one has hit not just one, but a handful of top-tier companies. Earlier this year the Washington Research Foundation has filed a patent infringement suit against several tech companies with Bluetooth devices, claiming those companies infringed on intellectual property more than a decade old.

Now, the research foundation has added more companies to its list, bringing the total to include Apple, Dell, Matsushita Electronics, Nokia Oyj, Samsung, Sony and several others. A nonprofit group, Washington Research Foundation said that all the above companies market and sell products using technology that does not belong to them under the Bluetooth name.

Apr 5, 2007, 03:33 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Washington Research Foundation Sues Tech Companies over Bluetooth Source: DailyTech __________ Patent infringement lawsuits are a common occurence in the IT industry, but this time a major one has hit not just one, but a handful of top-tier companies. Earlier this year the Washington Research Foundation has filed a patent infringement suit against several tech companies with Bluetooth devices, claiming those companies infringed on intellectual property more than a decade old. Now, the research foundation has added more companies to its list, bringing the total to include Apple, Dell, Matsushita Electronics, Nokia Oyj, Samsung, Sony and several others. A nonprofit group, Washington Research Foundation said that all the above companies market and sell products using technology that does not belong to them under the Bluetooth name.