Apple Sued Over Tabbed Interface
An Illinois-based company and its Nevada partner have filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging that Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” treads on an interface patent that affects the operating system’s nearly universal use of tabs.
Little-known intellectual property agency IP Innovation LLC and its parent Technology Licensing Corporation this week became the latest to claim that Apple had abused a patent they hold.
Filed April 18th in a US district court in Marshall, Texas — a town frequently recognized as the preferred home for lawsuits by companies that hoard property claims — the four-page formal complaint purports that Apple has engaged in “willful and deliberate” infringement of a computer control patent by selling its current Tiger operating system.
IP Innovation is demanding a jury trial and asks for reparations for perceived damages which “exceed $20 million,” according to the suit. It also seeks an injunction that would prevent the California-based defendant from infringing on the patent, essentially blocking Apple from continuing to sell its current edition of Mac OS X and any future editions that might draw on the supposed infringements.
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