![]() Smartflash demanded US$ 852 Mn in damages from Apple, a portion of which was calculated as a percentage of iPhone, iPad and Mac device sales. The trial was held in Tyler, which Apple tried to avoid, by having the lawsuit thrown out. After the 8-hour deliberation, the Jury determined that Apple had not only used Smartflash’s patents without permission, but did so wilfully. Smartflash, a Texas-based patent licensing company, sued Apple in May, 2013, alleging that iTunes software infringed its patents related to accessing and storing downloaded songs, videos and games. ![]() As a non-practicing entity, the firm operates solely through patent licensing and litigation. To market and commoditize his patents, Patrick Racz, in the early 2000s established Smartflash. has been ordered to pay US$ 532.9 Mn after a federal jury in Texas found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by patent licensing firm, Smartflash LLC. Apple, known for suing other high profile companies, gets a taste of its own medicine. ![]()
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