Apple iPad / MBA has been blasting the alleged infringement of a professor at Boston University, the United States Patent - TechWeb

Boston University last year for the same reason allegations Amazon and Samsung and other companies (TechWeb with map)

TechWeb reported on July 4, according to foreign media reports, appleinsider said Boston University Council (Trustees of Boston University) was July 2 filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the latter of the iPad and its products MacBook Air infringe a patent, a professor at Boston University. Analysis pointed out that Apple may eventually be claimed $ 75 million.

learned that Boston University claims that the patent is approved by the U.S. Patent Office patent 5,686,738, the patent holder is a Boston University professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Mousse Theodore Dax (Theodor D. Moustakas) .

This patent relates to “highly insulating monocrystalline GaN films (Highly Insulating Monocrystalline Gallium Nitride Thin Films)” technology, “GaN films” can be used to make cheap and compact all-solid-state blue laser.

Boston University claimed that, iPhone 5, iPad and MacBook Air are using GaN films are prepared by the semiconductor material. It should be noted that, at Boston University last year for the same reason allegations Amazon and Samsung and other companies, currently relevant case is pending.

(Editor: Ma Xiao Chao)