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iMessage patent row between Apple and MPH revived with new subpoena


Apple is fighting to make litigation funding firm Omni Bridgeway comply with a subpoena, demanding details about its relationship with MPH, a company Apple is in a patent lawsuit with over iMessage and FaceTime.

Back in 2018, Finnish holdings firm MPH Technologies sued Apple over allegations the iPhone maker infringed its patents. Apple's software affected by the suit includes iMessage, FaceTime, and an always-on VPN feature that's part of a mobile device management (MDM) solution. In the case's revival, Apple had demanded details of any communications between MPH and third parties, including lawsuit funders, about the supposed patents and infringement.

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