According to the South Korean media “The Investor” report, a US data encryption company PACid Technologies filed in the US District Court of Texas, the United States, instructs Han Samsung’s Galaxy S-series smartphones to infringe on the company’s data encryption patents. With the Galaxy S-series smartphones. Fingerprint recognition or facial recognition function, data encryption technology infringed the company's three patents, of which two were registered in the United States and one was registered in South Korea.
The report pointed out that PACid Technology stated that it infringed on the company's data encryption patents Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones, including S6, S7, S8 and S8 Edge. In addition, Samsung's own biometric operating system PASS and security system KNOX also involved related infringement. In the past three years, because of the high sales volume of Samsung smartphones in the global market, it is estimated that the PACid technology claim amount may be as high as 3 billion US dollars.
However, people in the industry pointed out that PACid technology is similar to "patent rogue" in the technology industry. The company has initiated patent litigation against Google, Apple, and Nintendo in the past. Samsung is currently leading the cross-industry standard authentication technology alliance FIDO including biometrics technology certification. The future verdict of this case will also affect the future rights of the alliance members.
In addition to Samsung's patent litigation, it is no coincidence that Apple has also been caught in a patent lawsuit. "The Investor" also reported that South Korea's mobile technology company Firstface is preparing to file a cross-border patent litigation in the United States to sue Apple for its fingerprint identification and unlocking technology. The company's patents.
Firstface stated that the company has registered patents in South Korea, Japan, and the United States since 2011. The patent allows users to unlock the smart card by pressing a finger on the home button with fingerprint recognition function to perform identity verification. Mobile Phone. This technology is called Touch ID by Apple and was first introduced in iPhone 5s in 2013. Firstface stated that this patented technology is owned by the company and its patent number is US2015077859A1.
The report further pointed out that Firstface had negotiated with Apple and hoped that the two parties would sign the license agreement to solve the problem. However, Apple rejected the amount of the Firstface license agreement. Therefore, the company will initiate a patent litigation against Apple. Apple declined to comment on this matter.