Apple Sued Over iOS Antitrust, Phone-as-Webcam Patent Claims (1)

A software developer’s lawsuit accused Apple Inc. of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the US mobile operating systems market and infringing two video patents by copying functionality that lets iPhones serve as computer webcams.

Reincubate Ltd., the London-based developer behind the Camo webcam app, alleged Apple’s Continuity Camera feature in macOS/iOS and Final Cut Pro’s camera tools infringe US Patent Nos. 11,924,258 and 12,335,323 in a complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Reincubate said Apple is using iOS to shut out competing cross-platform tools that weaken its ecosystem lock-in business strategy. The ...