Saturday, 14 May 2011

iOS developers see patent troll threat over in-app purchases

(Update: company name, patent identified) iPhone and iPad app developers faced an alarming trend Friday as at least two were sued by an unnamed patent firm. The company claims that PCalc Lite developer James Thomson and Shanghai Mahjong creator Patrick McCarron were allegedly violating patents simply by using in-app purchases. The requests weren't detailed but would presumably insist that McCarron and Thomson either pay royalties or face an expensive lawsuit....

Source: http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=9e60dc800fccc0af21d6b13e6f4ed1fb

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