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Caltech Sues Zoom for Patent Infringement
3 Mar
Summary
- Caltech sued Zoom on Monday for patent infringement.
- The lawsuit claims Zoom misused patented videoconferencing technology.
- Caltech seeks unspecified monetary damages from Zoom.
The California Institute of Technology initiated a lawsuit against Zoom in Delaware federal court on Monday, March 2. The university accuses the video conferencing company of infringing upon a patent related to videoconferencing technology.
Caltech asserts that Zoom's widely used video communication software violates its rights. This patented technology was initially developed to support scientific collaboration among researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), a facility based in Switzerland.
The lawsuit details how Caltech professors developed this patented innovation to facilitate conferencing among CERN scientists located in over 140 countries. As of 2006, the CERN videoconferencing system had reportedly registered 26,500 users.
Zoom, founded in 2011, saw a surge in popularity as a remote meeting platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caltech's complaint contends that Zoom's platform has misused patented Caltech advancements aimed at improving the performance and reliability of videoconferencing systems. Caltech is requesting an unspecified amount of monetary damages.
