Overview
- BASF’s trinamiX unit filed a patent‑infringement complaint on Thursday, Sept. 3, in U.S. District Court in Midland, Texas, alleging Apple used its technology without permission.
- The suit says Apple infringed seven patents that cover material and skin detection techniques built to stop spoofing by photographs, 3D‑printed masks, and silicone replicas.
- The complaint names recent hardware including iPhone 15, iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPad Pro models as alleged infringers and asks for unspecified damages plus a court order to stop further use.
- BASF chose Midland, Texas, a Western District venue often used for patent cases, and Apple has not issued a public response to the filing.
- trinamiX traces the technology to 2010 research, was spun out in 2014, and now claims more than 800 granted or pending patents worldwide, which could broaden the case’s commercial and technical reach.