This week a new lawsuit was just filed against Apple Inc. in the U.S. District Court in Delaware by a company titled, ‘Robocast.’ In this lawsuit Robocast has referred to its ownership of a U.S. Patent No.7,155,451, which is titled as "Automated browsing system for publishers and users on networks serving internet and remote devices." The company claims that its founder, Damon Torres, had "pioneered the use of automated web browsing" way back in 1990s.
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The lawsuit reads that the technology of Robocast was displayed at a Spring Internet World show which was held in Los Angeles, California back in April 1999. It was then that an Apple employee, named Fred Reynolds, consulted the Robocast's stall and spied on the entire Robocasat’s product range. The complaint filed reads that "Apple has since incorporated Robocast's patented automated browsing technology into a number of its products and services, including at least the following: Apple TV, FrontRow, and iTunes.”
Torres actually had opted for this patent way back in September 1996, but it was not until 2001 that it was granted. Robocast has been also been credited in the division of Microsoft TV developer program in 2001.
Robocast has trusted the court to investigate Apple Inc. as they accuse it to be in violation of their registered patent. The company is looking for a complete injunction against Apple for all mentioned product range or otherwise the company asks for an obligatory licensing fee of their technology.
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