Apple has filed a lawsuit against Motorola, claiming that the multitouch used in a range of Motorola Android based smartphones is infringing on Apple patents.
According to reports, Chief among the patents infringed is Apple’s Multi-Touch technology. The move is a response to a Motorola lawsuit filed against Apple earlier in October, claiming infringement of 18 patents and calling for a ban on imports and sales of the units in the US.
The six patents include the followings: U.S. Patent No. 7,812,828 – Elipse fitting for multi-touch surfaces, U.S. Patent No. 7,663,607 – Multipoint touchscreen, U.S. Patent No. 5,379,430 –Object-oriented system locator system, U.S. Patent No. 7,479,949 – Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics, U.S. Patent No. 6,493,002 –Method and apparatus for displaying and a
ccessing control and status information in a computer system and U.S. Patent No. 5,838,315 –Support for custom user-interaction elements in a graphical, event-driven computer system.
The suit targets Motorola’s popular Android handsets, the Verizon Droid 2 and Droid X, the Backflip, Charm, Cliq, Cliq XT, Devour and the i1. Apple is asking for an unspecified amount of damages and a permanent injunction which would prevent Motorola from selling these devices.
As per the reports, Motorola vowed to defend itself vigorously, and to stick with its legal action against Apple.
