Suing the consumer electronics company AND the chip maker....hmmm...nice strategy.

BTG Sues Apple, Dell Over Samsung Flash Chips

Law360, New York (July 21, 2009) --

BTG International Inc. has accused several technology giants — including Apple Inc., Dell Inc. and Sony Corp. — of infringing five patents related to flash memory technology by using chips from Samsung Electronics Co., which is facing a separate suit over four of the same patents. The complaint — filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas — claims that the companies have willfully and deliberately infringed the five patents....