Apple faces a wave of new lawsuits over App Tracking Transparency and Face ID patents

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1. Sep 4, 2026

   UK lawyers file a £2 billion class-action against Apple, alleging it applies stricter App Tracking Transparency rules to third-party developers than to its own ads business.

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2. Sep 4, 2026

   BASF's trinamiX unit sues Apple in a Texas federal court, alleging Face ID infringes seven of its patents across iPhone and iPad models.

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Apple sued for £2bn in UK over alleged double standard on app tracking

UK lawyers are leading a £2 billion class-action against Apple, accusing the company of abusing its market power by applying stricter App Tracking Transparency rules to third-party developers than to its own advertising services. Led by Ann Pope, the ATT Collective Action Limited argues the ATT changes harmed UK developers’ ad value and increased user acquisition costs, while Apple portrays ATT as a privacy safeguard for users.

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BASF sues Apple over seven Face ID patents

BASF, via its trinamiX unit, has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Midland, Texas, accusing Apple of using Face ID technology that allegedly infringes seven BASF patents across iPhone and iPad models, and seeking damages and an injunction. The filing date is September 3, 2026, and Apple has not issued a public comment on the case, which BASF frames as enabling privacy-preserving, spoof-resistant facial recognition through its 3D and near-infrared techniques.