Typhoon Touch Tech. expands patent infringement lawsuit to include Apple, Toshiba
Company claims others are infringing on touch screen technology patents
Industry: Communication Technology
Defendant: Apple, Toshiba, Palm, Dell, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Samsung, Nokia, LG; Motion Computing Inc., Electovaya
Plaintiff: Typhoon Tough Technologies; Nova Mobility Systems, Inc
Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
Result:
Source: Jeff Gamet, “Typhoon Hits Apple with Touch-Technology Lawsuit,” NewsFactor Business, June 27, 2008; “Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc et al v. Motion Computing, Inc et al,” Justia Docket Information, December 5, 2007.
In June 2008, Typhoon Touch Technologies expanded its patent infringement lawsuit against Dell, Inc. to include Apple, Toshiba, Palm and several other companies, claiming they infringed on its patents relating to touch screen technology.
Typhoon holds two patents (U.S. Patent 5,379,057 and U.S. Patent 5,675,362) both entitled “Portable Computer with Touch Screen and Computer Screen Employing Same.” The company claims devices having touchscreen interfaces, like certain phones, PDAs and personal computers may be impacted by the patents.
The patent infringement lawsuit was originally filed against Dell in December 2007. The company previously reached out-of-court settlements with Motion Computing and Electovaya, and said the case could extend to millions of other devices currently on the market.
