The Federal Circuit reviewed the latest decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review that claims 3-6 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,548,019 are obvious,.
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Corellium’s Bite of Apple’s iOS for Security Research Is Fair Use but DMCA Claims Loom Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Corellium, LLC won a partial victory in its defense against Apple Inc.’s copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida. The court granted Corellium’s motion to dismiss Apple’s copyright claim on summary judgment. In doing so, the court held that Corellium’s creation of virtualized iOS devices for security research products was fair use under Section 107 of the Copyright Act.
In determining whether Corellium’s use of iOS constituted fair use, the court evaluated the four factors laid out in Section 107: (1) the purpose and character of the use; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the size and significance of the portion of the copyrighted work copied; and (4) the effect of infringing use on the potential market for or value of the original.