New Patent Suit Threatens Bluetooth Standard 61
Aditi.Tuteja writes "A U.S. research institute has sued Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Matsushita-owned Panasonic for violating a patent on Bluetooth technology, potentially putting the free wireless standard at risk. The Washington Research Foundation, which markets technology from the University of Washington, is seeking damages from the three mobile-phone makers for using a radio frequency receiver technology without paying royalties. From the article: 'According to the lawsuit, Bluetooth-based computers, cell phones and headsets made by the companies have violated four patents for research done in the mid-1990s by Edwin Suominen when he was a student at the University of Washington. All four patents are now licensed by the Washington Research Foundation. The foundation's lead counsel on the case, Steven Lisa, said the court filing followed two years of informal attempts to resolve the issue with the major players in the industry.'"
beginner (Score:3, Funny)
I am new to this Slashdot thing. I have trouble understanding this... Wasn't this story posted before? It's like the same story posted twice.What's the word for it? Doop?
Re:hmmm (Score:1, Funny)
True, but it was submitted to Slashdot using Bluetooth phone and there's a slight delay.
Re:beginner (Score:5, Funny)
Hello newb, it really seems you don't understand, but this is not an error. At
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Re:ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder (Score:2, Funny)
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