Apple Defeats Patent Lawsuit in Texas Over iPhone Security (1)

Apple Inc. defeated Identity Security LLC’s patent infringement allegations concerning user-verification and data-security technology placed into its iPhone products, a jury determined Friday, shooting down a bid for more than $360 million in damages.

The Austin federal jury for the US District Court of the Western District of Texas determined Friday Apple didn’t infringe four asserted patents by placing technology for its Face ID, Touch ID, and passcode security functions into smartphones.

Identity Security sued Apple in May 2021, accusing the electronics company of infringing US Patent Nos. 7,493,497, 8,020,008, 8,489,895, and 9,507,948.

Apple denied the ...