Apple hit with $1.6bn iTunes patent claim

Patent licensing company Smartflash has asked a US court to triple the $532.9 million sum it ordered Apple to pay in a patent dispute, because it claims the infringement was ‘wilful’.

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Court rejects Smartflash’s triple damages claim over Apple infringement

7 July 2015 A US district court has rejected Smartflash’s attempt to retrieve almost $1.6 billion in damages from Apple for patent infringement after rejecting the argument that the breach was “wilful”.

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Apple hit with second iTunes infringement claim

3 March 2015 Apple is facing a second round of legal action from licensing company Smartflash—in a lawsuit filed just one day after the technology business was forced to pay it more than $500 million in damages.

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Apple fined $533m over iTunes infringement

25 February 2015 Apple has been ordered to pay a licensing company more than $500 million in damages after its iTunes software was found to infringe three patents.

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