Quantum Research Backs Down From Apple iPhone Patent Infringement Accusations
February 26, 2007 by dennis
UK based touch sensor engineering firm Quantum Research, which recently openly accused Apple of using its technology in iPhone’s design and even threatened with a lawsuit, decided to back down from its accusations.
According to a statement released today, “Quantum has no knowledge of any infringement by Apple of Quantum’s patents in regard to the iPhone or any other product other than those products alleged to be infringing in our 2005 lawsuit against Apple and Cypress Semiconductor, specifically the Powerbook trackpad, Mighty Mouse, and iPod Nano scroll wheel.”
“Until the iPhone product is made available for public sale, we have to make the operating assumption that no Quantum patents have been violated,” concluded Quantum Research.
That’s one less lawsuit for Apple. Combined with the recent out-of-court settlement with Cisco, the only potential lawsuit Apple is still facing with iPhone, is from Comwave in Canada.
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