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Mac OS & Safari Accused of Patent Infringement
MonkeyMedia has sued Apple in the Western District of Texas
May. 25, 2010 06:00 AM
A licensing outfit called MonkeyMedia endowed with a 100 patents created by its founder Eric Bear has sued Apple in the Western District of Texas charging that the Mac OS X and Safari browser infringe three patents collectively known as the Seamless Contraction patent family. The IP covers the summarization and variable display of text and audio/visual content based on the saliency of the context. MoneyMedia claims the Mac operating system's Summary Service feature, its Front Row media center software and the Safari RSS Reader's Article Length slider infringe. It wants the usual injunction and treble damages. Microsoft licensed MonkeyMedia's Seamless Expansion and Relativity Controller patents four years ago.
About Maureen O'GaraMaureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025. Twitter: @MaureenOGara
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