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The biggest hit of the world, iPhone and touch technology has been sued by Taiwan based Elan Microelectronics. Taipei-based company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple for the alleged violation of two of its touch screen patents in the Apples iPhone and other devices.


The suit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court in San Francisco, close to Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters, court papers posted Wednesday showed.
 
Elan, which makes touchpads, claims it owns the patents covering the touch screen technology that has helped the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple products become huge hits.

In its filing, Elan said it owned a "fundamental patent" that "governed the detection of multiple fingers on a touch pad or touch-sensitive input device to enable the detection and use of a multi-finger gestures in various applications".

The company asked for unspecified monetary damages against Apple and an injunction preventing the company from selling touch screen devices.