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Judge Dismisses Personal Audio's Second Patent Infringement Case Against Apple

Posted July 31, 2011 at 7:46pm by iClarified · 7590 views
Personal Audio's second patent infringement complaint against Apple has been shot down by a judge in the eastern district of Texas, reports Engadget.

The company was looking to go after Apple for violating the same playlist related patents it used to win $8 million dollars in a case involving older iPods. This time Personal Audio tried to claim infringement by Apple's newer iPad 2, iPhone 4, and recent iPods.

Judge Ron Clark said the $8 million already award should be sufficient and denied the request for a second trial.

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