SmartWatch Sues Verizon in Marketing campaign Over Wearable Tech Patent

Cellco Partnership, which does enterprise as Verizon Wi-fiwas hit with patent infringement allegations in SmartWatch MobileConcepts LLC’s litigation marketing campaign in Texas focusing on smartwatch producers and distributors.

Verizon allegedly infringed U.S. Patent No. 10,362,480 with merchandise that permit wearable gadget customers to entry safe digital programs, in response to the criticism filed Friday within the US District Court docket for the Western District of Texas.

SmartWatch didn’t specify the infringing merchandise within the criticism, however in an exhibit the corporate mentioned the Wear24 smartwatch can hook up with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile service, and Google Maps providers much like the protected expertise.

The …