Smartflash LLC v.Apple, 6:13cv447 (September 2, 2015) (Gilstrap, J.). Judge Gilstrap held a jury trial in Tyler in this case in February of this year. The jury found that the asserted claims were not invalid, and that they were infringed and willfully infringed, and assessed $532,900,000 as damages. Subsequently, the Court granted Apple's motion for judgment as a matter of law with respect to the jury's finding of willfulness, and ordered a new trial on damages, setting aside the jury's verdict.. Yesterday Judge Gilstrap ruled on several issues in the case, including (1) Apple's motion for judgment as a matter of law on liability issues under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b), and (2) Smartflash's motion for reconsideration of the new trial on damages, and in the process indicated the course that this case is likely to take over the next few months. Apple's JMOL on Infringement & Invalidity (and lagniappe) After reviewing the…
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