It sued Samsung for the first time in 2006 alleging patent infringement involving mobile devices.
Another concern involves mobile apps, which can provide personal information to people who may abuse it.
The case was the commission's first to involve mobile applications, or apps.
Many of the prominent patent suits in the technology industry involve mobile devices, including Android phones.
In April 2011, Ericsson sued ZTE, a Chinese cellphone maker, alleging similar infringement claims involving mobile software and hardware patents.
Mr. Nisenholtz, 56, was involved in virtually every major digital initiative at The Times, from the creation of the Web site to multiplatform projects involving mobile phones and tablets.
At eBay, one-third of the purchases involve mobile devices at some point, even if the final purchase is made on a computer.
The Transportation Department reports that 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 injured in 2008 in crashes connected to driver distraction, often involving mobile devices or cellphones.
In a study it released last February, Cisco projected that by 2016 some 54 percent of all Internet traffic will involve mobile devices.
