News Summary

• BASF filed a patent infringement claim on Thursday, alleging that dozens of iPhone and iPad models use face authentication technology covered by patents it owns.
• The case was reported by Reuters and was filed in federal court in Texas, in the Western District that has become a popular venue for patent cases against technology companies.
• The products named in the case go back to the iPhone X.
• Face ID launched with that model in 2017, meaning the claim comes almost nine years after the technology first appeared and potentially covers years of accumulated damages.