Greek-American Files Lawsuit Against Apple For $74.4 Million, Wants To Ban Sales Of iPhone

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Who devised the patent to create the revolutionary iPhone, iPad and MacBook? Steve Jobs right? Well according to reports it was a Greek-American! Specifically, Boston University Professor Theodore Moustakas is apparently suing IT giant Apple, noting that it infringed on his patent and therefore he is asking for a mere $74.4 million in damages.

Moustakas,who works for Boston University's Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, and is the holder of 31 patents in his field, cited patent infringement in the suit, and claims that he devised a method of making thin gallium nitride film semiconductors that can produce blue lasers economically and compactly.

He apparently applied for the patent in 1995, which is set to expire in 2015.

In the complaint, Boston University’s trustees said the three Apple products contain a “gallium nitride thin film semiconductor device” that is still under patent protection. The suit does not precisely describe how Apple is using the patented method, but gallium nitrate films often end up in LED displays.

Boston University seeks to stop Apple from selling iPads, iPhone 5s and Macbook Airs, as well as monetary damages. A specific amount wasn’t listed in the suit, but analyst Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates told the Boston Herald that it could be more than $75 million.

Apple isn’t the first company Boston University has gone after with this claim apparently BU filed the same complaint against Amazon and Samsung

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Sources - To Vima,  Now. MSN.com, Digital Trends