Following $533 Million Win, Smartflash Files Another Lawsuit Against Apple

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Posted February 26, 2015 at 11:50pm by iClarified

Smartflash is filing another lawsuit against Apple, just hours after the company won a $533 million jury verdict. The previous lawsuit involved patents held by Smartflash that iTunes was found to infringe on.

The new lawsuit filed Wednesday by Smartflash LLC aims to make Apple pay for using patents in devices that were not covered in the previous case -- including the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2.

The latest suit alleges Apple infringes the same patents at issue in the trial, and names four others. Three of those additional patents were part of its older complaint against Apple, which was later narrowed. Both Smartflash lawuits say that around 2000, the co-inventor of its patents, Patrick Racz, met with executives of what is now European SIM card maker Gemalto SA, including Augustin Farrugia, who is now a senior director at Apple.

Apple plans to appeal the original $533 million verdict, but also has to face this new lawsuit. Smartflash has filed similar lawsuits against Samsung, Google, and Amazon.

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Following $533 Million Win, Smartflash Files Another Lawsuit Against Apple

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Tech Jedi - February 27, 2015 at 5:01pm

They are gonna tie up this case and any case like this in the court system for years until the case is dropped or the court decides it's frivolous. Especially when they are dragging Google in too.

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Techno - February 27, 2015 at 5:58am

SmartFlash will become the DumbFlash in the next month when the Federal Court throws this lawsuit out for miscalculation and basic solutions. This Patent Troll will eventually have a moment to think twice about what they are going to wake up to when it's finally over..

one apple a day - February 27, 2015 at 2:47am

you guys are comparing apple to orange. this company that files the law suite invent nothing and produce nothing. the Texas court is known to partial to those type of patent trolls. Look for your connivence somewhere else and have respect to Steve Jobs and its company.

Ren - February 27, 2015 at 7:59am

just like apple invent nothing

Albe - February 27, 2015 at 12:44am

we love apple. But they stole the mouse from ibm and the ipod from that guy who dint got a single dollar from them. U steal u pay period.

Meeee - February 27, 2015 at 12:58am

They didn't steal mouse from ibm, they show pointing device at Xerox ans they found opportunity to improve its use.

Ren - February 27, 2015 at 8:07am

they also bribe xerox, swiss rail clock, apple corps beatles, creative and more

gamerscul9870 - February 27, 2015 at 6:46pm

Except that didn't happen. Apple corporation the Rock, improved version of xerox made millions off of, cheddar made watch!

gamerscul9870 - February 26, 2015 at 11:59pm

They must be begging for money now. They got what they won over. Case closed.

NA - February 26, 2015 at 11:54pm

Sounds like Samsung lmao