In Ohio, Xennial IP is suing Apple for patent infringement. The case involves patents # 9792409 and # 10664571, both issued by the US Patent Office. They describe the “Communicative water bottle and its system”. The patents were originally held by Catherine and Howard Vernov. Xennial IP acquired these patents for the sole purpose of suing other companies such as Apple and Fitbit.
Note that Apple does not produce smart bottles, but its store sells such bottles from HidrateSpark. They are also sold in the Amazon store. While Xennial IP has yet to file a lawsuit against Amazon, it is possible that it will be filed and not be the last.
According to US regulations, “anyone who, without permission, creates, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented invention in the United States, or imports into the United States any patented invention during the term of the patent, is infringing.”
While logic dictates that Xennial IP should be suing HidrateSpark, patent trolls know better who has the money and don’t sue small developers or manufacturers.
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