Court to receive individual sued Apple says the latter FaceTime misappropriation of patents

Yesterday, reporters from the Zhenjiang intermediate people's Court is aware, the hospital has just accepted the case, plaintiffs who, Mr LEE accused is the famous "Apple" company. At present, the Zhenjiang intermediate people's Court has been incorporated, which is "Apple" following the Shenzhen Proview awarded $ 60 million after the composition of their infringement, into a second lawsuit in China vortex. "Apple, you really want to make people ' bite ' mouth II", during an interview with Xinhua, the legal profession.

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Facetime

A Visual dialog feature in Apple products, through a WLAN connection between any two devices that support Facetime, video chat can be. Currently supports the features of Apple MacBook, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 4, and iPad 2 and The new iPad.

Apple Facetime stolen his patent?

Taipei men handed the petition, three defendants breath to tell Apple-related

Yesterday, reporter see has Lee Mr handed handed over to Zhenjiang in the homes of prosecution shaped, submitted date for July 30, pleadings in the contains Ming: "China easy hundred pass technology company limited Yu on April 21, 2003 to People's Republic of China Patent Office applications network voice personal digital assistant manager of practical new patent, national patent office on above applicants of authorized bulletin day for on April 28, 2004, protection period for ten years, patent card, No. 614285,, plaintiffs for patent design people. Hua Yi baitong Technology Corporation in April 2012, the above utility model patent rights transfer to the plaintiff, the above transfer of patent rights by national patent offices to notice and change. Plaintiff discovered three-production and sale of the defendant and the iPhone uses a utility model patent of the plaintiffs. To safeguard their lawful rights and interests, the plaintiffs against to court according to the law, requested decree if the appeal of the accused asked. ”

The three defendants in the complaint were: easy to allocate communications equipment company limited Zhenjiang branch in Shanghai (Zhenjiang Apple sales company), Apple computer trading (Shanghai) company limited, also located in United States, California, Cupertino, 95014-2084 yan, 1th Fenti ring road (1 INFINITE LOOP,95014-2084 CUPERTINO,CALIFORNIA,U.S.A) Apple (Apple Inc).

According to judges of the admissibility of the Zhenjiang intermediate people's Court introduction, patent right, Mr LEE believes that network voice FaceTime features used in Apple products, infringe a patent--he has "networked voice personal digital assistant devices". Therefore, Mr LI to the Zhenjiang intermediate people's court proceedings, requires the company to stop the infringing act.

The prosecution alleged invention at that time was to save long-distance

"Network voice of personal digital assistant devices" technologies, 2003 year, applied for a patent

Law firm lawyer, Zhenjiang Li Fang Zhu Bu Lin lawyer told reporters that the suit is aimed primarily at Apple's FaceTime feature in the product. This is a Visual dialog feature in Apple products, through a wireless local area network technology, connect any two devices that support FaceTime, you can video chat with the person on the other end. At present, the MacBook, iPhone4, iPhone 4S in Apple products, iPod touch 4 and other products with this feature.

Bu Lin lawyer revealed that Mr Li is Taiwan a technology company technicians, because of work needs, often have to fly to multiple countries in different cities. Every time I go to travel abroad, he often uses mobile phones, contact with companies, relatives, friends, produce a lot of international long distance calling costs. Mr Lee wants to use network technology, equipping mobile phones with network call feature. After a period of research and trial and error, he invented the "network voice of personal digital assistant devices" technology, and filed a patent for this technology. Seen lawyers according to the information provided by Mr LEE, Mr Li on April 21, 2003 to apply for the patent. This patented "involved a network voice of personal digital assistant devices, including: a radio communication module; a Flash of the storage network voice services code; a electrical connection of personal digital assistant devices for radio communication module and Flash", where "at least a processor to perform network voice services program code".

Bu Lin lawyer told reporters, because at that time he worked at a technology company, this technology belongs to his inventions, property of all of Mr LI, but soon after, the company would this technology go to Mr LEE a personal name.

Litigants made no specific amount of compensation

Counsel if infringement established, main products of Apple may want to sale

Not long ago, Mr LEE traveling to Zhenjiang, in Zhenjiang, an Apple shop to buy an Apple iPhone 4S, find the FaceTime feature, instead of "network voice of personal digital assistant devices" techniques that are very close. Mr LEE believes that Apple products using this technology in violation of their patent ownership.

At present, the Zhenjiang intermediate people's Court in connection with the owners ' corporations. If Mr LI's claims the support of a court, what effect does the Apple? To this end, the reporters interviewed Jianping Zang Hongzhou lawyers law firms in Jiangsu Province.

Zang Hongzhou pointed out that, if Apple is indeed violating patents of Mr LI, support Mr Li claims have also been made of the Court's decision. Apple is necessary to stop the infringing act, which included stopping production and sales of related products. As it involves the company's main product--once the decision to set up, this is no doubt a huge effect. Secondly, if confirmed the violation of Apple, Mr Li also made a request for reparations. "Judging from Apple, Proview trademark dispute, compensation will also involve a sum of no small number", said Zang Hongzhou.

However, in this lawsuit, Xinhua noted that Mr LI has not made against Apple specific amount of compensation. "Claim" there are only two items: "1, ordered the three defendants stopped the plaintiff has applied for patent for utility network speech violations of personal digital assistant devices; 2, litigation costs borne by the accused in this case. ”