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21 cases as plaintiff.
SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC is a Delaware-organized limited liability company with its principal place of business in Austin, Texas. The company operates as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE), also characterized as a patent assertion entity (PAE), focused on monetizing a portfolio of intellectual property rights through licensing and litigation rather than the sale of products or services. No public information regarding its founding year, employee count, or revenue specifically for this entity could be reliably verified.
The company's asserted patent portfolio covers technologies foundational to modern mobile device functionality and wireless communications. These include patents related to controller and server networking systems, wireless device technology enabling multichannel data transfer, system architecture for interfacing IP-based wireless devices with subtasks and channels, and multifunction mobile devices and appliance control technology.
SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC maintains an active patent-litigation posture solely as a plaintiff, with all three tracked cases initiated by the company. This aligns with its characterization as a patent assertion entity. The company has brought suits against major technology firms such as Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company). It has also been involved in multiple appellate proceedings against Apple Inc. before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Notable cases include SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC v. APPLE INC., where the Federal Circuit affirmed the unpatentability of U.S. Patent No. 8,982,863B1, related to controller and server networking systems, effectively ending its enforceability. Another case against Apple, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,191,083 concerning wireless multichannel data transfer, resulted in a "Vacated and Remanded" disposition by the Federal Circuit, preserving the patent's potential enforceability and directing further consideration by the lower tribunal. Additionally, the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 9,756,168, pertaining to multifunction mobile devices and appliance control, in a case against Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics.
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Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. in the Northern District of California, with the complaint listing the '739 patent among the asserted patents. The case was stayed pending inter partes review on September 19, 2023.
All claims, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses were dismissed with prejudice, with each party bearing its own costs. No damages or injunctive relief were awarded, reflecting a negotiated resolution.
Patent infringement action filed by Smart Mobile Technologies against Samsung entities in the Western District of Texas. The narrative reports it as closed and states the '291 patent linkage is strongly indicated but not conclusively verified, with a Markman order in 2023.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC asserted U.S. 9,756,168 among twelve U.S. patents against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in the Western District of Texas. The case was dismissed with prejudice on July 15, 2024, under a joint motion to vacate the claim construction order and dismiss with prejudice, with no damages or injunctive relief awarded.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. for patent infringement, asserting 12 patents including US 9,049,119, against Galaxy devices. Samsung's motion to transfer to N.D. Cal. was denied, and the case remained pending in W.D. Tex. with parallel IPRs informing the schedule.
Patent infringement suit asserting the '946 patent as part of a larger portfolio against Samsung entities. The court granted a joint motion to vacate the claim-construction order and dismiss with prejudice on/about July 15, 2024; each party bore its own costs.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Samsung entities in W.D. Tex., with the '653 patent among 12 asserted patents. The case was dismissed with prejudice on July 15, 2024, each party bearing its own costs.
Smart Mobile Technologies sued Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in W.D. Tex. involving the '434 patent. The case was dismissed with prejudice on July 15, 2024; the earlier claim-construction order was vacated, and each party bore its own costs.
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.
The case is ongoing as of August 28, 2023, with a motion to transfer to the Northern District of California being considered.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. for patent infringement. The court granted Apple's motion to transfer venue, and the case was subsequently transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC asserted U.S. Patent 9,614,943 against Apple Inc. in W.D. Tex.; the '943 patent was identified as Exhibit K in Smart Mobile's preliminary infringement contentions. The action was ultimately transferred to the Northern District of California, and the W.D. Tex. docket is reported as closed.
Smart Mobile asserted the '075 patent as one of 13 patents in its complaint (Exhibit K) against Apple. The case was transferred from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California and stayed on September 19, 2023 pending the instituted IPRs.
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. for patent infringement, asserting 13 patents including US 9,049,119. The WDTX granted Apple's motion to transfer to N.D. Cal. on Aug. 28, 2023, and the case is stayed pending the IPRs.
Patent infringement suit asserting the '946 patent as part of a larger portfolio against Apple. Filed in W.D. Tex., Waco Division, and later transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where it was assigned case no. 4:23-cv-04168 (also cited as 3:23-cv-04168).
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. in W.D. Tex., asserting the '653 patent as one of 13 patents-in-suit against iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The case was transferred to N.D. Cal. and remains pending resolution of IPRs.
Smart Mobile Technologies sued Apple in W.D. Tex. asserting the '434 patent as one of 13 asserted patents (Complaint Exhibit E). The case was transferred to N.D. Cal. and stayed pending IPR, then the stay was lifted on Aug. 30, 2024; the case remained open as of the most recent Sept. 2024 docket entries.
Smart Mobile sued Apple in W.D. Tex., Waco Division, asserting 14 patents including U.S. 8,472,937. The court denied a stay pending IPR and denied transfer as to the Rao-inventor convenience factor; the docket later appears under N.D. Cal. case No. 3:23-cv-04168.
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 asserted U.S. Patent 9,614,943 (one of 12 asserted patents) against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in W.D. Tex. The case was dismissed with prejudice on July 15, 2024 via a joint motion, with no damages or injunctive relief awarded.
Smart Mobile sued Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in W.D. Tex., Waco Division (filed July 1–2, 2021), asserting many of the same patents as the Apple case, including U.S. 8,472,937. The court denied a stay pending IPR alongside the Apple case, and Samsung pursued § 1404(a) transfer to N.D. Cal.