Plaintiff
3 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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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.
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.