In the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, two lawsuits were filed on Monday against tech giants Apple Inc. and Google LLC by a French inventor for alleged patent infringement. The inventor claims that both companies are using his patented technology without permission, which led to these lawsuits. The patents in question are US Patent Numbers 8,271,877 and 10,943,058, titled “Method and Device for Accessing Information Sources and Services on the Web”.
The ‘877 patent was registered on September 18th, 2012 while the ‘058 patent was registered on March 9th, 2021. These patents provide a method and device for accessing information sources and services on the web via an interface with mobile devices organized with specific icons.
It is unclear what impact this legal battle will have on both companies involved or how it will shape the future of web browsing technology for mobile devices. However one thing is certain that this case will be closely watched by industry experts as well as investors.
