Apple Hits VB Assets With Breach Claim in Patent Suit Over Siri

Apple Inc. denied infringing seven patents covering voice-assistant technology in its Siri-enabled devices and asked a Delaware federal judge to toss VB Assets LLC’s expanded claims, while pressing its own breach-of-contract counterclaim tied to past licensing talks.

The Cupertino-based tech giant filed redacted answer and counterclaims Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, where Apple’s Sept. 3 response had been filed under seal. It countered VB Assets’ amended complaint, which broadened the accused Siri products to cover new Apple hardware and platforms and emphasized Apple Intelligence enhancements.

Apple argued that the revised complaint improperly cites ...