Intellectual Property
Jun. 9, 2026
Apple defeats Neonode touchscreen patent suit
A federal judge ruled that Apple's iPhone touchscreens do not infringe a Neonode patent, finding the patent failed to adequately describe a claimed limitation involving gliding motions on a touchscreen.
The touchscreens Apple uses in its iPhones do not infringe a patent owned by Swedish technology company Neonode, U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen ruled Monday.
Chen granted summary judgment to Apple, ending a lawsuit in which Neonode alleged that the Cupertino-based tech giant violated a patent it owns for a touchscreen that detects a gliding motion, finding that the patent lacked a sufficient description of the function.
"Ultimately, the written description inquir...
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