8442501

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Cases: 3
Active: 1; 2 closed
Filed: 2021–2022
Top venue: W.D. Texas Waco; 1 case

Filing activity

Cases asserting US Patent 8442501 filed per year.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc.

transferred; stayed pending IPRs

Docket:: 6:21-cv-00603
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division (transferred to California; transferee docket reported as 3:23-cv-04168 or 4:23-cv-04168, N.D. Cal.; one source says C.D. Cal.)
Filed:: 2021-06-11

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π Smart Mobile Technologies LLC Δ Apple Inc.

Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 8,442,501, one of 13 patents asserted. Apple moved to transfer venue; the W.D. Tex. court granted transfer to California, and the action is described as stayed pending the inter partes reviews. Reported transferee dockets include 3:23-cv-04168 and 4:23-cv-04168 in N.D. Cal., with a secondary source describing C.D. Cal.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.

dismissed with prejudice

Docket:: 6:21-cv-00701
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division
Filed:: 2021-07-02
Terminated:: 2024-07-15

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π Smart Mobile Technologies LLC Δ Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Δ Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 8,442,501 against Samsung entities. The court granted the parties' joint motion to vacate the claim construction order and dismiss with prejudice on July 15, 2024; all claims, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses were dismissed with prejudice, each party bearing its own costs.

Apple Inc. et al. v. Smart Mobile Technologies LLC

Final Written Decision; all challenged claims unpatentable; certificate issued

Docket:: IPR2022-00808
Court:: USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (IPR)
Filed:: 2022-04-06
Terminated:: 2024-01-02

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π Apple Inc.π Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.π Samsung Electronics America, Inc.Δ Smart Mobile Technologies LLC

Inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,442,501 B1. The Board instituted review on Sept. 29, 2022, and issued a Final Written Decision on Sept. 26, 2023, holding claims 1–3, 5, 6, 10, 13, and 16–18 unpatentable. Smart Mobile did not appeal; an inter partes review certificate (kind code K1) issued Jan. 2, 2024, confirming cancellation.