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Neodron sues Apple, Amazon for keyboard-related patent infringement

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2020-02-21 17:36

Neodron, an Irish shell company founded in late 2018, has been suing tech companies in the past.. recently,NeodronFor Apple, Amazon, ASUS computers,LG Electronics, Microsoft, Motorola and Sony filed multiple patent infringement complaints, all related to keyboard functionality and sensitivity. Neodron also filed a patent infringement complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) in an attempt to block the import of touch-screen mobile devices, such as iPhones, iPads and other types of tablets, made and sold by these tech giants into the United States.

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NeodronIn the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, against Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Sony,Companies such as LG Electronics and Asustek Computer filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola Mobility (Motorola Mobility) in the Northern District Court of California. Neodron claimed that the seven companies infringed four separate patents: 1. Patent No. 7821425, "Non-locking Capacitive Keyboard to Reduce Keying Ambiguity"; 2. Patent No. 7903092, "Position-dependent Capacitive Keyboard to Reduce Keying Ambiguity"; 4. Patent No. 8749251, "Proximity Sensor"; 4. Patent No. 9411472, "Touch Sensor with Adaptive Touch Detection". In the case against Apple, Neodron argued that innovations in touch-screen technology include "fundamental technological advances that make basic touch technology work, as well as optional improvements that often represent a technology choice that improves the user experience and functionality of touch screens.", It took several years of research and millions of dollars to invest in the United States to develop the patents involved. However, the accused infringing products produced by the defendant Apple used the patents involved. Its iPhone 11 and the third-generation iPad Pro both directly infringed the above four patents. The ownership of these four patents was obtained Neodron through patent transfer from Amtel Corporation.

in the above-mentioned cases,The Neodron asked the court to rule that the seven defendants had infringed the four patents involved and to pay damages to the Neodron on the basis of literal infringement or equivalence, and also asked the court to issue a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from further infringement.

This is notFor the first time, Neodron took similar action. In June 2019, after Neodron filed a complaint with the USITC about violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1990 by companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Motorola, the USITC announced that it would review these companies. Conduct a review. According to the Washington Times, if the court decides that the infringement is established and the defendant is unwilling to pay compensation, the court will be able to prohibit 80% of Android tablets and 97% of Android smartphones from being sold in the United States, which will undoubtedly cause great pressure on these companies.

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