Swiss company sues Apple for daring to think the iPhone could be an ebook reader
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Mar 24, 2009 at 10:58am
Another day, another lawsuit. MONEC Holding Ltd, an overseas communications firm is suing Apple for promoting its iPhone handset as a touchscreen digital book reader, a concept it claims to have patented over seven years ago, reports AppleInsider.
In a complaint filed with a Virginia district court Monday, the Berne, Switzerland-based company accuses the iPhone maker of patent infringement, unfair trade practices, monopolization, and tortious interference for allegedly treading on its January 2002 patent No. 6,335,678 titled “Electronic device, preferably an electronic book.” In what seems to be a stretch of logic, MONEC doesn’t like Apple’s move to distribute digital book reading applications through the Apple App Store, which it sees as an endorsement by the Cupertino-based company that its touchscreen handset can serve as a capable eBook reader.
The Swiss firm maintains that Apple is “well aware” of its patent and claims the ongoing infringement has caused injury to its property and business in an amount to be determined as damages at trial, notes AppleInsider. It’s also seeking attorney’s fees and an injunction to preventing Apple from further infringement.
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