Google Faces More Headwater IP Claims Over Android OS

By Editorial Team

Texas-based Headwater Research LLC has filed another patent suit against Google, claiming in its federal complaint that the tech giant is making tens of billions of dollars on mobile phones and other Android operating system devices that infringe two of its wireless communications technology patents.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleges that Google's Android OS infringes on Headwater's patents, specifically U.S. Patent No. 9,179,359 titled "Wireless end-user device with differentiated network access status for different device applications" and U.S. Patent No. 9,609,544 titled "Device-assisted services for protecting network capacity."

According to the court documents, Headwater Research LLC is represented by the law firm Russ August. The case involves several other technology companies such as Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T Inc., Charter Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., DISH Network Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile US Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc.

Headwater's lawsuit against Google is part of a series of intellectual property claims the company has made against various tech giants in recent years. The lawsuit seeks damages for Google's alleged infringement of its patents and aims to prevent Google from continuing to use the patented technology without authorization.

Google has not yet publicly commented on the lawsuit filed by Headwater Research LLC.