Volume VIII

Issue : 8: April 15, 2010

• State of Kentucky Sues to Reclaim Online Gamblers Losses
• New Litigation Campaign Targets Movie Downloaders
• U.S. Court says ISPs can Regulate Internet Traffic on Peer to Peer Networks
• Copyright Lawsuit Against Google Seeks Damages for Pictures and Art
• Apple Sued Over Multitouch Technology Patent
• Wi LAN Sues Major Electronics Companies over Bluetooth Patent
• U.S. Court Invalidates Human Gene Patents
• New York Appeals Court Finds in Favour of eBay Over Dispute with Tiffany and Co.
• Insurance Company Challenges Canadas PIPEDA Privacy Law
• SCC to Clarify How Hyperlinks to Defamatory Content may be Separate Defamation

Home > Volume VIII > Issue 8: April 15, 2010 > Wi LAN Sues Major Electronics Companies over Bluetooth Patent

Wi LAN Sues Major Electronics Companies over Bluetooth Patent

On April 8, Wi-LAN Inc., an Ottawa-based company, announced that it is suing Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and 15 other companies for infringing Wi-LAN's patent on Bluetooth technology. Wi-LAN filed the suit in a Texas federal court, alleging that these companies are violating its U.S. patent by selling consumer electronics that contain the Bluetooth technology. This technology uses radio waves to transmit voice and data wirelessly over short distances. Wi-LAN is seeking unspecified compensatory damages, plus triple damages for "wilful" infringement.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/04/08/wilan-bluetooth-lawsuit.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6373QG20100408