Apple Sued Over Alleged Face ID Patent Infringement
TrinamiX, a subsidiary of the German chemical giant BASF, is suing Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, accusing the company of infringing seven patents related to face authentication technology used in Face ID . In its complaint, first reported by Reuters , trinamiX said it spent years developing technology to stop people from fooling face unlock systems with a…
German chemical company TrinamiX is suing Apple in a U.S. federal court, alleging that the tech giant infringed on seven of TrinamiX's patents related to face authentication technology used in Apple's Face ID system. According to the complaint, TrinamiX spent years developing technology to prevent people from tricking face unlock systems with photos, fake masks, or silicone copies of faces.
While TrinamiX's original system was not used in Apple's iPhone X released in 2017, newer iPhones and iPads incorporate Face ID technology that allegedly infringes on TrinamiX's patents. These patents cover two key areas: detecting skin during face unlock and identifying the material something is made of. Apple is accused of knowing or should have known that updating its iPhones and iPads with Face ID would infringe on TrinamiX's patents, causing substantial damages and irreparable injury.
The seven patents in question cover a wide range of Apple devices, including the iPhone 15 series, iPhone 16 series, iPhone Air, iPad Pro models with M4 and M5 chips, and more. TrinamiX is seeking a court ruling that Apple infringed on its patents, an injunction preventing Apple from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the accused products, and damages and attorney fees. The company has requested a jury trial.
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