Apple, 22 Other Companies Sued for Patent Infringement by Eolas
Eolas is suing Apple and 22 other companies, including Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Blockbuster, Citigroup, Ebay, Frito-Lay, Google, J.C. Penney, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Office Depot, Playboy, Staples, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Yahoo and YouTube.
The suit alleges that these companies are in violation of Eoals' US Patent Numbers 5,838,906 and 7,599,985, which involve fully-interactive browser embedded applications. The company has stated that they developed their technology over 15 years ago, long before the marketplace had heard of them or thought of using them.
Intellectual property rights are the foundation of most business models, especially those based on technology. The US patent system has been very effective in protecting innovators from competitors who would unfairly profit from the innovator's hard work.
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Find out more about this lawsuit at Patent holder that won against Microsoft now targets Apple.
