2024-10-07 19:45:00
A Apple obtained an important victory in a court case involving patents related to Secure Enclavethe technology that protects users’ sensitive data, such as biometric information from Face ID and Touch ID.
A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled last Friday (4/10) that the Secure Enclave does not infringe the four user verification patents [1, 2, 3, 4] owned by Identity Security LLC., according to the 2021 lawsuit.
During the trial, Identity Security’s lawyer, John Lahadstated that Aureliano Tan Jr. would be the true developer of the technology and accused Maçã of not recognizing this, in addition to minimizing his contribution.
What is the Secure Enclave for iPhones, iPads and Macs?
In practice, patents describe ways to improve user security by creating and using a digital identity stored on a unique microprocessor, which protects and authenticates user data.
Launched in 2013 with the iPhone 5s, the Secure Enclave It is part of Apple’s chips and is responsible for protecting data such as security and encryption information. Currently, it is present in iPhones, iPads, Macs and other company products.
A Identity Security exigia US$360 million in compensation and royaltiesalleging misuse of its technology by Apple, such as found out the Bloomberg Law. The jury, however, decided in favor of Apple; It is not yet known whether resources will be available.
via MacRumors
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