Andre Yoskowitz
10 Apr 2010 13:02
Wi-Lan, the Canadian technology licensing company, has sued Apple, HP, Dell and 16 other companies over a patent related to Bluetooth technology used in mobile phones.
The Canadian company says all 19 companies are infringing on their 1996 patent, which calls for a "method for frequency sharing and frequency punchout in frequency hopping communications network."
Wi-Lan is looking for monetary damages as well as "triple damage" for "willful" infringement.
None of the companies sued have commented yet.