MIT filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. in a Boston federal court on October 12, 2026. The university alleges Amazon Web Services (AWS) utilizes technology that violates its patents.
The complaint centers on cloud-security technology. It specifically alleges AWS's use of physical unclonable function (PUF) technology infringes MIT's patents. An MIT professor developed this technology, which creates unique cryptographic keys. The suit claims Amazon uses the patented technology via software provided by Synopsys, though Synopsys is not named as a defendant.
MIT seeks unspecified monetary damages. This legal action follows a similar patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, which MIT filed in May and remains pending. Amazon has not publicly commented on the allegations.