Bluetooth Facing Hot Water
01.04.07 - 02:04pm
Bluetooth is finding itself in hot water as legal action from the Washington Research Foundation is set in motion. The Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking damages with an injunction to stop Samsung, Nokia and Matsushia (Panasonic) from
selling gadgets in the U.S. that use Bluetooth technology.
The Washington Research Foundation claim is that it owns a patent on the Bluetooth technology used in the devices sold by the three companies. The lawsuit only covers devices sold or used in the U.S., therefore Cambridge Silicon Radio, a British firm that makes the Bluetooth chips was not named in the lawsuit.
The Washinton Research Foundation defends the “fruits of research” carried out at institutions in Washington State and claims it resorted to legal action only after attempts to reach a negotiated settlement with the three companies was thwarted.
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