BASF sues Apple in the US, alleging patent infringement
German company BASF has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a US court, alleging infringement of patents for facial authentication technology. The claims concern dozens of iPhone and iPad models.
Lawsuit in Texas
As Channel NewsAsia reports, citing Reuters, the lawsuit was filed on Thursday, September 3. The complaint was filed with the US District Court in Midland, Texas.
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Nature of the claims
BASF accuses the iPhone maker of using the company's patented facial authentication technology in a number of Apple devices. This concerns dozens of iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet models. The report does not contain a list of specific models or details about the patents involved in the case. The patent infringement allegations are set out in BASF's lawsuit and are not a fact established by a court.
