Apple facing patent troll lawsuit because iPhones can make calls and send emails

[midian182]

When it comes to what patent trolls will try, nothing is off the table. But Texas-based Corydoras Technologies LLC has taken the practice of buying old, generic patents and then claiming infringements to new lows. The company is suing Apple because its iPhones can make calls and send emails.

Specifically, Corydoras has launched a lawsuit against the Cupertino company as 20 of its devices are capable of “making phone calls, FaceTime calls, and/or FaceTime Audio calls using voice commands,” according to Patently Apple.

Corydoras recently acquired a series of patents from Japan which it claims are “presumed valid.” The company wants Apple to pay up because some of the main functions of the 20 named devices - including the iPhone 4 and above, iPad 2 and above, and iPad mini and above - supposedly infringe on these patents.

In addition to the voice/FaceTime calls, Corydoras says other Apple infringements include sending and receiving emails, front-facing cameras, displaying geographic locations, a microphone and speaker, specifically assigned ringtones, call-blocking, and the virtual assistant (because Siri can perform voice-controlled dialing).

The lawsuit was filed on Friday in the Texas Eastern District Court in Anderson County, which has seen its fair share of patent troll suits. The case is set to be heard by Judge Rodney Gilstrap, and will hopefully be dismissed quickly.

Corydoras isn’t actually new to this level of patent trolling. It brought an almost identical lawsuit against Samsung in March using the same patents, only to have the case dismissed in April.

Apple and Corydoras Technologies have not commented on the lawsuit.

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[Skidmarksdeluxe]

Apple don't even need to pitch up in court, they'll win hands down.

 

[DaveBG]

LOL karma is a ***** For once I wish the troll here wins...

 

[m4a4]

Heh, I'm no fan of Apple by any means, but I hope they turn this around and stomp them into the dirt while also crippling the ability of patent trolls to do this. They have the resources to start the end of this bottom feeding tactic.
There would be some irony considering some of their past lawsuits but I would respect them a lot more if they go on the offensive here...

 

[cliffordcooley]

Heh, I'm no fan of Apple by any means, but I hope they turn this around and stomp them into the dirt while also crippling the ability of patent trolls to do this.

And the irony here is that will happen either way.

 

[Badvok]

I think they misspelled the name of their company, shouldn't it be "Cordyceps Technologies LLC"?

 

[Camikazi]

LOL karma is a ***** For once I wish the troll here wins...

Yeah, because if they win and set a precedence they DEFINITELY will not go after every other phone maker next right? That will be just awesome for us overall. This company MUST lose or we will all have huge problems in the future because of these trolls. Also, WTH why do they have to be named after one of my favorite aquarium fish?