Sony gets sued yet again along with 21 other companies over Wi-Fi

Posted Nov 3, 2007 at 2:35PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Tags: Belkin, Best Buy, DSL, Intel, Sony
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Wi-LAN logo - Image 1It's yet another case of Texas-filed lawsuits being slapped at large companies: Wi-LAN, an Ottawa-based company that provides and licenses patents for telecommunications equipment, has sued about 22 companies including Sony, Apple, Best Buy, Netgear, Belkin, HP, and Intel among many others.

Wi-LAN claims that the 22 companies have infringed on their WiFi and DSL patents, and that they are illegally using Wi-LAN's Wi-Fi and DSL technology in their devices such as wireless routers and modems. The company currently claims ownership on about 280 issued and pending patents.

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Comments [refresh]

by pumpum - 2007-11-03 19:45
» (0)

who cares

by xche78x - 2007-11-03 20:02
» Effing Money Hungry People!

And Very Stupid Patent Office!



Evil is growing in power!

what can we do? nothing!

by Stealth! - 2007-11-03 22:57
» HAHA

This has to be the biggest load of Crap i have heard in months.



The fact is Wi-fi isn't exactly like Wi-lans and people have been using that for years. Its sad that in America people can sue anyone for anything at any given moment. And since im in Newyork i feel disgusted about people suing other people for just about anything.



This doesn't hold water all this s telling me now is they want more money, its the same crap as the BD thing.

by demondirk - 2007-11-04 04:28
» they asked for it

they should always get the ok to use someone else idea in their product

by BTR711 - 2007-11-04 06:55
» 22?

just because its that many they have to be crazy! theirs no way in hell the 22 company's many of them are huge, would make a mistake like that.

by J2Jack - 2007-11-04 07:18
» .

you're not in new york... you can't even spell New York properly

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