In a Northern District of California complaint, LS Cable & System Ltd. has sued Apple (3:24-cv-09194) over the incorporation of wireless charging chips that support the Qi standard—including those manufactured by Broadcom—in its various devices (e.g., smartphones, smartwatches, and wireless earphones). A single patent generally related to a contactless chargeable battery is in suit; while the plaintiff pleads that it sent Apple a notice letter as early as March 2019, it alleges willful infringement as of September 2023, when a reexamination certificate issued for the sole asserted patent.