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trinamiX accuses Apple of infringing Face ID skin-detection patents

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Germany-based BASF subsidiary trinamiX has sued Apple in U.S. federal court, alleging that Face ID technology in newer iPhones and iPads infringes seven patents covering techniques for distinguishing human skin from masks and other materials during facial authentication. The lawsuit , filed September 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleges that Apple incorporated patented material and skin detection technology into Face ID without authorization. The case was filed by trinamiX GmbH and trinamiX Sensing LLC. The dispute is narrower than simply that trinamiX invented Face ID or facial anti-spoofing technology generally. Apple introduced Face ID with the iPhone X in 2017, and trinamiX acknowledges in its complaint that the original system did not use the technology covered by the patents it is asserting. Instead, trinamiX says Apple later modified Face ID to incorporate technology that can determine properties of the material presented to the camera, includi

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