Another day, another lawsuit. As noted by Patently Apple, the tech giant has been sued by Sonrai Memory for patent infringement.
The non-practicing entity (NPE) — in other words, a “patent troll” — claims that Apple has infringed granted patents 6,874,014 titled “Chip multiprocessor with multiple operating systems,” and 6,724,241 titled “Variable charge pump circuit with dynamic load.”
Patently Apple notes that the patents were originally owned by Hewlett-Packard and a semiconductor company by the name of Atmel that closed their doors n 2016.
What’s a patent troll?
A patent troll is an individual or an organization that purchases and holds patents for unscrupulous purposes such as stifling competition or launching patent infringement suits. In legal terms, a patent troll is a type of non-practicing entity: someone who holds a patent but is not involved in the design or manufacture of any product or process associated with that patent.
