On Friday Apple Insider posted news that Apple has been sued by a non-practising patent assertion entity Wyncomm LLC for infringing on a 1996 patent covering “side channel communications in simultaneous voice and data transmission”. The title of the article bears reference to it being related to use of Wi-Fi technology. Before taking a look at the patent in question it should be noted Wyncomm is taking action against numerous other companies as well, 6 in total (including Apple) filed on the 11th of April and one on the 12th, all in the Delaware District. Links to court filings:
- Wyncomm LLC v. Cyberpower Inc. (1:13-cv-00600-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. Acer Inc. et al (1:13-cv-00570-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. Apple Inc. (1:13-cv-00571-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. ASUSTek Computer Inc. et al (1:13-cv-00572-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. Blu Products Inc. (1:13-cv-00573-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. Bonac Innovation Corp. (1:13-cv-00574-UNA)
- Wyncomm LLC v. Casio Computer Co. Ltd. et al (1:13-cv-00575-UNA)
Docket Text for the Cyberpower and Casio cases notes the same US Patent Number that Apple Insider reported has been deployed against Apple , US Patent No. 5,506,866. Current docket information is not available for other cases at this time but it could be assumed they are probably ‘866 related as well. Continue reading