Technology,
Data Privacy
May 23, 2022
Apple suit jump starts facial recognition patent adjudication
At issue is Apple’s use of a program that allows a user to unlock their iPhone or iPad by storing information related to its facial recognition technology.
Apple’s legal team is on the offensive, filing a lawsuit for a declaratory judgment against a patent holder who seeks to have allegations of infringement adjudicated before a new lawsuit could be filed against the company.
Apple’s lawsuit came one day after the defendant, Chian Chiu Li, voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit for patent infringement against the tech giant. Li’s dismissal was strategically filed before Apple could answer, so that ...
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