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Saxon Innovations, LLC, a small patent holding firm, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and other large PC manufactures claiming they have infringed upon patents for encrypted wireless signals and some inner circuity. The lawsuit was filed in late June in Texas, and Saxon Innovations, LLC is strongly going after a patent they were granted in 1997. This patent describes a process of encrypting information, sending it over a wireless connection, then decrypting it to be read. If they have strong support for their case, this patent from Saxon could affect everything from Wi-Fi connections to cellphones.

A second patent Saxon Innovations, LLC claims these companies are infringing upon is from 1996. This patent covers circuity that generates clock signals. Apple and other companies involved—such as Acer, Dell, Gateway and Hewlett-Packard—have declined to comment, as usual. It should be interesting to see where this case leads. If Saxon wins, these companies may be have to fork over some large sums of money.

Via [AppleInsider]