This week's post will focus on another patent troll case involving the multi-billion dollar corporation, Apple Inc. In this case, SmartFlash wins $533 million against Apple after a Texas federal jury declared Apple guilty of infringing upon three of SmartFlash's patents.
The SmartFlash patents included rights pertaining to digital management, data storage, and payment systems for mobile devices. As is the case with many patent troll fights, these patents were broad and obvious. With SmartFlash's position as a patent troll in this case, they accused Apple of infringing upon their patents with regards to technology in the iTunes Store and App Store. SmartFlash went on to pursue other corporations after this case, and does not even produce products. This is a classic non-practicing entity (NPE) case, as SmartFlash's sole purpose seems to be focused on accusing companies in order to win money from unjustly accusing them of patent infringement. SmartFlash's next target is another multi-billion dollar technology company, Samsung.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts on this case and on patent trolls in general!
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