Federal Circuit invalidates Smartflash patents in Apple dispute

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Federal Circuit invalidates Smartflash patents in Apple dispute

March 01 2017
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The Federal Circuit has found invalid three Smartflash patents that an Eastern District of Texas jury had awarded $530m in damages for Apple infringing in 2015. The appeals court said Smartflash’s asserted claims are analogous to Ultramercial and distinct from DDR Holdings.

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