Via Technologies has sued Apple for allegedly infringing on three of its patents for microprocessors used in smartphones and tablets, reports Bloomberg.
Via, a semiconductor maker based in Taipei, seeks a jury trial and an order to prohibit Cupertino, California-based Apple from selling products containing the inventions in the U.S., according to a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware.
"The products at issue generally concern microprocessors included in a variety of electronic products such as certain smartphones, tablet computers, portable media players and other computing devices," Via said in the complaint.
It was actually Apple that started all the suing. Rather then being happy with their billions in the bank, they decided to attack anyone making anything that remotely resembles the iPad. If you want to play in the mud you're going to get dirty too.