Apple has been accused of violating the patents of a Boston-based company through its launch of Apple Pay. Universal Secure Registry CEO Kenneth Weiss says he ‘was the first in the space, and the secure payment technology that he developed goes right to the core of Apple Pay.’
In an interview, Weiss says that the patents cover all three key elements of Apple Pay.
While it’s not unusual for more than one company to be simultaneously working on the same technology, Weiss says that in this case both Visa and Apple were aware of his technology four years prior to the launch of Apple Pay …
In an interview with the NY Times, Weiss said that he was filing the lawsuit before asking for royalties on the advice of his lawyers.
Those lawyers do at least have experience in court battles with Apple.
Apple declined to comment when approached by the NYT, and Visa did not respond.
It’s of course not unusual for Apple to be sued for patent infringement by companies large and small, in cases with and without merit.
