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Theta IP Sues Apple in Power Dissipation Campaign

May 6, 2023

Theta IP, LLC has added a Western District of Texas suit against Apple (6:23-cv-00314) to the litigation campaign that it began back in May 2016 to “return value” to investors in Theta Microelectronics (“Theta Micro”). The new complaint asserts three patents, generally related to reducing power dissipation in wireless transceivers, already in suit in the Northern District of Illinois against Lenovo (Motorola Mobility), plus two additional members of the same family, both issuing to Theta IP this year. Targeted is the provision of cellular-enabled mobile devices, including models of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, that allegedly include certain “dynamic power dissipation technology” used to “reduce cellular RF power consumption”. The complaint details certain exemplary iPhones’ use of transceivers and modems from Qualcomm or Intel and RF front-end components from Broadcom or Skyworks, noting that those companies have advertised the power-saving features of those components.


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