Apple Hit with Object Orientation Patent Lawsuit

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Apple Hit with Object Orientation Patent Lawsuit

Apple in named among 22 other high tech firms in a lawsuit by Ganas LLC. The company claims the Cupertino, Calif.-based iPhone maker and others violated a patent regarding object orientation.

The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, involves patent No. 7,316,913, which covers an “XML/HTTP-based protocol for sending messages from one object to another across the Internet in a platform independent manner.” Ganas claims Apple, HP, Adobe, TiVo, Xerox and others violated patents 7,325,053, 7,734,756 and 7,007,094.

The plaintiff is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Earlier this month, Apple was named as a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit by VirnetX, which claimed the consumer electronics firm’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch violated two patents concerning virtual networking. Like Ganas, VirnetX also filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a court viewed as friendly to patent-infringement plaintiffs.

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  • Killercat

    Oh, gosh. Another day, another patent troll creeping out of it’s cave.

  • Mike Bentley

    The cited patent number does not have that title. I found patent #7136913, not 7316913, with the following title and description:

    “Object oriented communication among platform independent systems across a firewall over the internet using HTTP-SOAP ”

    A system for communication over the internet and through a firewall utilizing a single communications protocol. A simple object access communications protocol (SOAP) is utilized. This protocol is…

  • Archer

    Wow, a patent covering what XML was invented for, will wonders never cease?

  • Josh

    another day, another bullshit patent. I hope Apple and the rest stand firm on this one. Settle for $0 and court costs go to the defendants is the only thing I hope Apple and co. do here.

  • bh

    umm, do some research. you will be hearing VHC in the near future. they successfully sewed MSFT for 200$mil 3 weeks ago.

    they own the keys to 4g and everything internet secure, boyeeeee

    get a brain before getting on the internet