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The X-Plane simulator allows pilots to practice using apps like ForeFlight Mobile safely before taking to the skies, but a patent holder is seeking to extract money from X-Plane developer Laminar Research for alleged patent violations.
The X-Plane simulator allows pilots to practice using apps like ForeFlight Mobile safely before taking to the skies, but a patent holder is seeking to extract money from X-Plane developer Laminar Research for alleged patent violations.

A year ago, Laminar Research, the maker of the popular X-Plane flight simulator software, was sued by a company called Uniloc, which accused Laminar Research of infringing a Uniloc patent titled “System and method for preventing unauthorized access to electronic data.” Uniloc is seeking a jury trial and wants agreement that its patent has been infringed, payment for damages and costs, post-judgment royalties and pre- and post-judgment interest.

Laminar Research is fighting the lawsuit, and company founder Austin Meyer estimates that it will take two or three years and $1.5 million to defend his company.

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Matt Thurber
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