David Mendlovic, chief executive of Corephotonics, said he had tried to get in touch with Apple, but with little success.Apple has reportedly praised the company's technology and even said that it might "infringe" the latter Of the patent, but 'almost no need to bear the consequences.'
According to the complaint, 'Apple's chief negotiator contested Corephotonics patents, telling Dr. Mandelovic and others that it would take years and millions of dollars to settle the case even if the court ruled Apple infringes, and then Apple Will pay.
Specifically, Corephotonics said Apple infringed on the company's four technology patents relating to technologies such as smart phone dual-camera sensors and optical zoom, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in November 2013 and June 2016, respectively, The iPhone 7 Plus was released in September 2016.
Apple has its own patent for dual camera technology. Last year, foreign media outlined their optical zoom, portrait mode, and other features in a story.
Corephotonics has raised 50 million US dollars of funds, the latest round of financing for the 15 million US dollars, investors include Samsung Ventures, MediaTek, Foxconn, of course, Foxconn is Apple's manufacturing partners.
Coincidentally, Corephotonics' appointed legal representative is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, who previously represented Samsung in a patent litigation with Apple yesterday San Jose federal court in California sued.
It is noteworthy that Corephotonics did not mention iPhone x in the lawsuit, but perhaps because the phone went on sale late last week and only met consumers.
As for the outcome of this lawsuit remains to be seen, we will continue to track the latest developments in the case for you.