James Delahunty
11 Jan 2006 13:47
Apple Computer Inc. has launched legal action to have patents held by Burst.com declared invalid. Burst approached Apple in 2004 in an attempt to agree licenses for the use of its technology. The company's legal team informed Apple that it is infringing its patents, and that it would launch action. Of course, Apple denies that it is infringing the patents. The company sued Burst in the US District Court in San Francisco requesting declaratory relief to determine the patents invalid.
Burst has warned that it will respond to the litigation brought by Apple with a counterclaim for patent infringement shortly. Burst settled its patent and antitrust suit against Microsoft last year, which saw Microsoft taking a licence to Burst's patents and paying $60 million. "Burst remains committed to the enforcement of its intellectual property and looks forward to successfully resolving this litigation through a licence covering Apple’s QuickTime, iPod and iTunes products, including Apple’s iTunes Music Store," the company said.
Source:
Macworld