Apple sued over Bluetooth communications in devices going back to iPhone 3GS
Apple has become the target of a new lawsuit from Rembrandt Wireless Technologies over infringement claims on two patents related to Bluetooth, following after a successful case where Samsung was ordered to pay $11.1 million in a similar lawsuit.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division on Thursday, Rembrandt has accused Apple of infringing on two patents, both of which are associated with the underlying technology used for Bluetooth. The complaint claims all products produced by Apple that supports Bluetooth 2.0 or later and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) are targets for the lawsuit, including almost all iPhone models, iPad Pro, iPads, Macs, HomePod, and items under the Beats brand.
The patents in question are numbers 8,023,580 and 8,457,228, both titled "System and method of communication using at least two modulation methods," effectively how communications between two devices can be performed using two or more different modulation methods, potentially improving the speed of communication.
