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Intellectual Property

Feb. 27, 2015

Texas jury hits Apple with $533 million patent verdict

Apple Inc. was found liable Tuesday for infringing three Smartflash LLC patents in the California company's iTunes software. The Texas-based patent holding company was awarded $533 million.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


While Congress debates patent litigation reform and the courts are increasingly hostile to large patent infringement awards, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas has delivered a reminder that big money verdicts are still possible.


Apple Inc. was found liable Tuesday for infringing three Smartflash LLC patents in its iTunes software. The Texas-based patent holding company was awarded $533 m...

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