November 15, 2007
SMS Patent Suit Targets 131 Companies
Patent holding company Technology Patents LLC has filed suit against a whopping 131 companies, alleging they're infringing on patents covering international text messaging. Digital Tends reports.
"The two patents (6,646,542 andRE39,870 detail a method of delivering text messages internationally, using the Internet as a packet-switched network to reach a broadcast mobile network in the destination country. The second patent is a continuation of the first; it was issued in October.
Technology Patents LLC founder Aris Mardirissian asserts jurisdiction over SMS functionality that can be sent or received in Technology Patents' home state of Maryland.
Mardirossian names 131 companies in the complaint, including Microsoft, Motorola, Yahoo, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and a host of domestic and international mobile operators.
Technology Patents is asking for a permanent injunction against all the infringing parties, to have U.S. carriers shut down international SMS capabilities, and unspecified monetary damages."
Related article: - Apple, others hit by predictive text lawsuit
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