Apple is one of the leading technology firms in the world and has come of with some ground-breaking devices, including its popular iPhone series. The iPhone, which is a result of numerous pioneering ideas packed into a single unit.
However, in the past, it has been proved that some of the technologies incorporated by the Cupertino-based company were already patented to another organisation.
After the tussle with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) last year, new reports have emerged suggesting that the company has again been sued over the iPhone’s Wi-Fi technology.
A report in technology website UberGizmo pointed out the California Institute of Technology has blamed Apple and Broadcom in relation to a patent infringement related to the WiFi technology used in iPhones.
According to the report, Apple and Broadcom have infringed four patents with regard to IRA/LDPC encoders and decorders, which were invented by researchers at the Caltech institute. All the smartphones, starting from the iPhone 5, iPad, Macbook Air, and the Apple Watch use the aforementioned tech related to WiFi.
According to a blog Patently Apple, which briefly covers issues related to Apple;s intellectual property, reported that the patent infringement case was filed in with the California Central District Court on May 26, 2016.
The formal complaint's mention of Apple states in-part that "Apple manufactures, uses, imports, offers for sale, and/or sells Wi-Fi products that incorporate IRA/LDPC encoders and/or decoders and infringe the Asserted Patents. Apple products that incorporate IRA/LDPC encoders and/or decoders and infringe the Asserted Patents include, but are not limited to, the following: iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5, iPad Air, IPad Air 2, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 4, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 2, MacBook Air, Apple Watch"
There are high chances that the California Institute of technology will be seeking damages for the infringement of technology and Apple has not yet commented on the issue.
