Apple lawsuit to go on, Elan says, denying settlement rumor

23.02.2011
Elan Microelectronics plans to continue its patent lawsuit against Apple over multitouch technology and said a reported US$100 million settlement proposal from Apple was untrue.

The Taiwanese chip designer sued Apple in April 2009, alleging the infringement of two U.S. patents related to touch technology. At the time, the company asked a federal court in the U.S. to prohibit Apple from producing, using and selling iPhones, iPod touches and MacBooks over the alleged violation.

Last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban any Apple device which might infringe on its patents, just ahead of the release of the iPad.

Since then, both cases have remained ongoing, with little word on an expected outcome.

On Tuesday, the company held its fourth quarter investors conference in Taipei.

Taiwan's Chinese-language that during the conference Elan Chairman I.H. Yeh said he expected an ITC ruling as early as mid-April and that Elan was considering a settlement proposed from Apple for US$100 million.