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New lawsuit against Apple. The Cupertino company has just learned that the SpaceTime3D company has sued it for the violation of one of its patents which was filed in… 2007. The problem that arises today is that these are two popular displays on iOS and iPadOS that are targeted.
A legal battle begins
Against giants like Apple, there are two types of lawsuits, one that has the sole purpose of condemning Apple and receiving a gigantic financial compensation (patent troll) and there is the one who claims true patent infringement with solids persuasive arguments.
In the case of SpaceTime3D, it would rather fall into the second category, a complaint seriouswho has arguments and who has enough to bring down the Californian giant!
What the company is now accusing Apple of is a violation of a patent that was registered in the year of the announcement of the iPhone, precisely in 2007. SpaceTime3D claims that Apple deliberately copied without permission the Safari tab system as well as the multitasking display which allows you to close an iOS or iPadOS application.
The company ensures that before the presentation of the iPhone and iOS, a communication was made in several popular media in the United States, we are still talking about the wall street journalof The Economist and Washington Post.
In the “Technology” section, SpaceTime3D exposed (with several screenshots) software advances on its own browser which was still in beta at the time.
What the complainant now suspects is that Apple was seduced through multitasking as well as browser tabs. With a large dose of dishonestythe Cupertino company would have voluntarily copied the ideas (quickly protected by a patent) and would not even have taken the initiative to approach SpaceTime3D to avoid entering into negotiations and attracting attention.
When looking closely at the file, there are several glitches that go disadvantage Apple faces the judge who will be responsible for the case. Several executives had publicly mentioned that the multitasking and tabs imagined by SpaceTime3D were “breathtaking“, another spoke of a “considerable time saving” for the user.
Obviously, the company that is attacking Apple has carefully kept all these testimonials that could hurt Apple very badly, since they bring the proof that protected software innovations have makes noise internally at Apple, it can’t be a coincidence!
By now, Apple’s lawyers must probably be prepare a strong defense for future court hearings. The plaintiff did not mention his objective in this case, but it is a safe bet that significant damages and interests. To be seen later if Apple will be fined for the time of the patent infringement, maybe not, because SpaceTime3D still took 15 years old to wake up…
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