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US Appeals Court Tosses Smartflash Patent Verdict Against Apple

A federal court has thrown out a jury finding that had originally needed Apple Iraqi National Congress to pay $533 million to Smartflash LLC, a technology developer and official that claimed Apple’s iTunes software package infringed its information storage patents. The justice vacated the massive damages award several months once a Lone-Star State federal jury obligatory it in Gregorian calendar…

Як би не намагалися творці різних технологій стягти з Тіма Кука кругленьку суму, звинувачуючи Apple у порушенні своїх патентів, удача їм посміхається далеко не завжди. На цей раз спіймавши облизня пішла компанія Smartflash LLC, яка намагалася відсудити у Купертіно 533 мільйони доларів.

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Samsung will save Apple about $ 530 million

In February, the court ordered Apple to pay a fine of $ 532.9 million for the misuse of the three patents the company Smartflash. After winning in court “patent troll” Texas filed a lawsuit again. As it turned out, the Korean Samsung has taken a number of measures that could allow corporations to avoid paying the Cupertino fine Smartflash.

Company Samsung, as well as a manufacturer of iPhone, also was involved in a legal battle with Smartflash. As it became known last week, the South Korean giant has appealed to the Office of Patent and Trademark United States to check whether the actual two of the three patents for which Apple has been charged.

Smartflash representatives insist on compensation for the use of patents without authorization when creating an online store iTunes. In particular, we are talking about technology patents relating to the storage of personal data and payment. The plaintiff asks the court to order Apple to pay interest on the sales of each smartphone, tablet and computer with access to iTunes.

Of course, Samsung has addressed to the Patent Office is not from a desire to protect the interests of Apple, but on its own grounds. However, this step will help a competitor potentially avoid paying huge fines.

The Supervisory Board of the Bureau of the Patent and Trademark United States has issued a preliminary verdict: the disputed patents Smartflash not describe specific inventions, and some abstract things. Thus, the chances of Apple to win are very high.

Apple is being sued again by the same company that got half a billion dollars in its last lawsuit

Apple is being sued for the second time by Texas-based patent holder Smartflash LLC for infringing the same patents brought up in the last case. The difference this time around…

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Apple осъдена да плати 533 млн. лв. за нарушаване на патенти

Съд в щата Тексас реши, че Apple е нарушила 3 патента на компанията за лицензиране Smartflash с услугата си iTunes. Apple трябва да плати глоба от $532,9 млн. Smartflash искаше обезщетение в размер на $852 млн., но въпреки това решението, което излезе късно вечерта във вторник, ще струва скъпо на американския технологичен гигант, който към този момент е най-скъпата компания в света, отбелязва…