Apple ordered to pay Texas company $532.9 million after losing patent case<article>
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Apple has been ordered to pay $532.9 million after a U.S. jury found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by Smartflash, a Texas-based technology licensing company.</p><p>
That figure is less than the $852 million that
Smartflash was seeking, but is still a blow to Apple. Smartflash said it was entitled to a percentage of sales from Apple devices like Mac computers, iPhones, and iPads that were used to access iTunes.</p><p>
Apple tried to have the case thrown out, saying that it never used Smartflash’s technology. Apple also argued the patents in question are invalid because previous patented innovations from other companies covered the same technology.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2889032/apple-ordered-to-pay-texas-company-5329-million-after-losing-patent-case.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple ordered to pay Texas company $532.9 million after losing patent case
