Samsung, T-Mobile, Other Major Companies Sued Over Sales of Radiation-Reducing Cell Phones
Inventors say companies profiting from invention
DALLAS - A Texas company has filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, T-Mobile and other major cell phone manufacturers, service providers and retailers based on claims that these companies are selling radiation-reducing cell phones without paying the inventors who hold the patent on the popular technology.
The Dallas litigation firm of Reyes Bartolomei Browne represents Tyler, Texas-based DownUnder Wireless, LLC, against 21 companies, including manufacturer Samsung; service providers including AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon; and retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart and others.
DownUnder filed suit against a group of cell phone manufacturers earlier this year, including HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Sharp and Sony Ericsson. According to the lawsuits, DownUnder invented a design that calls for cell phone antennas to be placed in the base of the phone rather than the traditional placement in the earpiece near the user's head. DownUnder's design, which was awarded U.S. Patent No. 6,741,215, also angles the antenna away from the user. Both features work together to reduce the amount of potentially harmful radiation that could be transmitted into an individual's brain.
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