Apple sued by patent-licensing company over Facetime and iMessageVoIP-Pal says Apple's iMessage and FaceTime infringe a call routing and handling patent...
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Apple is being sued over FaceTime and iMessage.
VoIP-Pal says that Apple's technology infringes on a patent it holds.
The patent relates to call routing and handling.
Apple is being sued by a company called VoIP-Pal, over claims that iMessage and FaceTime infringe on one of its patents.
As reported by AppleInsider:
VoIP-Pal, which brandishes a portfolio of voice-over IP-related patents, on Tuesday filed a new lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company's FaceTime and iMessage infringe on a single patent covering call routing and handling.
Lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, VoIP-Pal's suit hinges on a patent detailing methods of seamlessly integrating IP-based calls with external networks like a public switched telephone network (PTSN).
Developed by Digifonica and protected in 2019 as U.S. Patent No. 10,218,606 for "P...
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Apple sued by patent-licensing company over Facetime and iMessage
