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Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 24-1289 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2025)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1289
Decided
October 14, 2025
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC,

Appellant

v.

APPLE INC.,

Appellee

2024-1289

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2022-00807.

JUDGMENT

GREER N. SHAW, Graves & Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by PHILIP GRAVES. DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by ANDREW S. EHMKE; ADAM CARL FOWLES, Plano, TX; A M. O , Washington, DC; L V , San FranNGELA LIVER AURA U

cisco, CA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, REYNA, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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October 14, 2025

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Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 24-1289 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2025).

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CAFC-24-1289-20251014
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