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Apple Inc. v. Zipit Wireless, Inc.,
No. 2021-1760 (Fed. Cir. (N.D. Cal.) Apr. 18, 2022). Opinion by
Stoll, joined by Hughes and Mayer.
Between 2013 and 2016, Zipit (located in South Carolina) and
Apple (located in California) communicated about two Zipit patents
directed to wireless instant messaging devices. Their
communications included telephone calls, letters, emails, and
in-person meetings at Apple's California headquarters. Zipit
contended that Apple infringed the patents and should purchase or
license them, and Apple contended that it did not infringe and that
the patents are invalid.
