Fintiv sued Apple because of the alleged technology theft at Apple Pay

First there are discussions about a possible partnership and the exchange of first business secrets. Then the prospect suddenly makes his own thing – presumably based on what he previously learned in the conversations. The literally fine English manner is not, but what makes the lawsuit of the American company final from the state of Texas is so interesting, who is directed against. None other than iPhone manufacturer Apple accused of stolen information in this way in order to launch the Apple Pay payment service. And onwards, Apple even accuses of organized crime, since well -known banks and payment service providers are also involved.

Fintiv, a global provider of digital wallet systems, has now filed a lawsuit before a federal court in the United States. The allegations against Apple go back to 2011 and 2012. At that time, Apple signed confidentiality declarations when the iPhone manufacturer negotiated with the company Corfire, who was later acquired by folding, about a partnership. Apple Pay was then started in 2014. Fintiv explained In a press releasethat Apple has also recruited important employees for this.

Case is reminiscent of other arguments

Specifically, it is about technical details on the secure element and NFC technology. Business secrets about Trusted Service Management Platform are also affected. Fintiv argued that the company missed annual income in the double -digit billion dollar height.

The case is reminiscent of another judicial discussion between the US company Masimo and Apple. It is about the technology for blood oxygen measurements in the Apple Watch. Masimo was able to enforce that Apple had to switch off the technology in the USA, otherwise an import ban had threatened. Fintiv subordinates a pattern behind. In addition to the two companies, the Valencell company, which developed technology for heart rate monitoring, was also affected. On the other hand, Apple had repeatedly struggled with complaints in which companies wanted to silver up patents.

So far, Apple has not commented on the allegations.