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Smartflash LLC et al v. Apple Inc, et al

  1. September 17, 2015

    Apple Retrial In $533M Smartflash Case On Hold For Appeal

    Apple Inc. won its bid to postpone a retrial on damages while it appeals a jury's finding that it infringed Smartflash LLC's media storage patents, after a Texas federal judge ruled the liability issue should be determined before damages go forward, according to a Thursday filing.

  2. September 08, 2015

    Apple Wants Retrial On Smartflash Patent Damages Paused

    Apple Inc. will appeal a jury's finding that it infringed Smartflash LLC's media storage patents, the company said Friday, asking a Texas federal judge to pause a November retrial on the damages award until after the appeal can be decided.

  3. September 02, 2015

    Apple Loses Bid For New Infringement Trial In $533M IP Case

    A Texas federal judge refused Wednesday to grant Apple Inc. a new trial over a jury's finding that it infringed Smartflash LLC's media storage patents but also rejected Smartflash's request to reconsider his decision to throw out a $533 million damages award.

  4. August 04, 2015

    Smartflash Wants $533M Apple Verdict Back On Table

    Smartflash LLC told a Texas federal judge Monday that he had improperly tossed a $533 million patent infringement verdict against Apple Inc., saying the jury was correctly instructed on how royalties should be calculated on devices using its media storage technology.

  5. July 09, 2015

    Fed. Circ. Ponders AIA Stays In Apple-Smartflash IP Row

    A Federal Circuit panel on Thursday explored the test for when federal judges should stay patent infringement suits during America Invents Act reviews, asking Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and plaintiff Smartflash LLC to what degree previous activity in the case favors plowing forward with district court litigation.

  6. July 09, 2015

    Apple Can't Shoot Down Smartflash Patents Under Alice

    A day after a Texas federal judge granted Apple Inc. a new trial on damages and threw out Smartflash LLC's $533 million award — but not the infringement verdict — he rejected Apple's motion on Wednesday to invalidate Smartflash's patents under Alice.

  7. July 07, 2015

    Judge Tosses $533M Verdict Against Apple In Patent Row

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday granted Apple Inc. a second bite at damages in a patent infringement suit, tossing a $533 million verdict over an errant instruction that skewed the jury's view of how much the tech giant should pay for using Smartflash LLC's media storage technology.

  8. July 02, 2015

    Apple Dodges Potential $1.6B Award In Smartflash IP Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc. did not willfully infringe media storage patents held by Smartflash LLC, nullifying a jury's determination of willful infringement which Smartflash asserted entitled it to have a $533 million damages award tripled to $1.6 billion.

  9. June 01, 2015

    Apple, Samsung Can't Stop Smartflash IP Case For AIA Review

    A Texas judge has refused to halt Smartflash LLC's media storage patent cases against Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, while the patents are reviewed under the America Invents Act, leading the tech giants to appeal swiftly Monday.

  10. May 27, 2015

    Apple Blasts Smartflash Bid For $1.6B In Patent Case

    Apple Inc. fired back Tuesday to Smartflash's post-trial bid for enhanced damages, which would triple the $533 million the jury ordered Apple to pay for infringing Smartflash patents for storing digital media to $1.6 billion, calling Smartflash's motion "extraordinary" and "over-reaching."

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