iPhone 6 phone at Fifth Avenue Apple Store in Manhattan, New York (Photo : Reuters)
After the $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc., the iPhone company is facing yet another lawsuit coming from a Texas company suing the tech giant patents issues on devices released after the original case was ongoing.
Smartflash LLC aims to make the tech giant pay for using the patent licensing firm's technology without them knowing on devices that are not included in the previous case, like the iPad Air 2 and the latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The trial however covered the previous models of iPhone smart phones, Reuters reported.
A jury found out on Feb. 25 that Apple did infringe the patents and awarded Smartflash the damages. The mentioned patent issue is a new case to tackle. The technology used in iTunes are the same as that of found in the iPad Air 2 and the latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Smartflash filed the complaint to address products that came out too far into the last proceedings to have been included," explained Brad Caldwell, Smartflash's legal counsel representing the firm.
The new case is being taken on the same jurisdiction where Smartflash got its awarded damages for the previous case, according to BBC News.
Apple disclosed that they will send out an appeal and ask for more work to be done to change the technology patent system. No comment has yet been released by the tech giant with regard to the new lawsuit.
Infringements cases have also been filed against Amazon, Google, and Samsung by Smartflash LLC.
