Wi-LAN sues Apple, 21 other tech companies
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 2, 2007 at 11:14am
Another day, another lawsuit. A company called Wi-LAN has initiated litigation against 22 technology companies—including Apple—in two actions claiming patent infringement, reports Reuters.
Wi-LAN, which licenses patents for telecom products, said the suits against chip suppliers, equipment vendors and electronics retailers have commenced in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The filings claim that the companies infringe Wi-LAN patents—related to Wi-Fi and power consumption in DSL products—by making or selling such products as wireless routers, modems and personal notebook computers.
Reuters reports that Wi-LAN in July said it struck a preliminary deal with Fujitsuto license its entire portfolio. Financial terms weren’t released.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
