Apple, RIM, Others Sued Over Smartphone Patents

Law360, New York (March 04, 2010) -- SmartPhone Technologies LLC has accused about a dozen major cell phone manufacturers — including Research In Motion Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple Inc. and Motorola Inc. — of infringing several communications and Bluetooth patents through their smartphone devices.

Frisco, Texas-based SmartPhone filed suit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the defendants are infringing seven of its patents, all of which...