It has emerged that Canadian patent licensing firm, Wi-LAN has filed infringement lawsuits against 22 technology firms, alleging infringing use of patented Wi-Fi and power consumption technology.
The suits, filed late last week in the Eastern District of Texas, target chip suppliers, equipment vendors and electronics retailers.
The companies facing the legal actions are: Acer Inc., Apple Inc., Atheros Communications Inc., Belkin International Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc., Dell Inc., D-Link Corporation, Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corporation, Lenovo Group Ltd., Marvell Semiconductor Inc., Netgear Inc., Sony Corporation, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Toshiba Corporation, Westell Technologies Inc., and 2Wire Inc.
Commenting on the move, Jim Skippen, President and CEO of Wi-LAN announced that:
“Wi-LAN has successfully negotiated patent licensing deals with a number of companies covering a broad range of patent families and technologies. Our existing licensing agreements are a strong endorsement of the strength and validity of our valuable patent portfolio."
He concluded:
"While we prefer to resolve patent infringement through business discussions, we have consistently maintained that litigation was always a possibility when negotiations do not result in a license within a reasonable time.”
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