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New Case Filed Against T-Mobile over SIM Card Adaptor Patents Is a Family Affair

July 1, 2017

Sharpe Innovations Inc. has filed suit against Deutsche Telekom North America (DTNA) and T-Mobile (2:17-cv-00351), both identified as subsidiaries of Deutsche Telekom, over two patents (8,337,239; 8,573,986) generally related to SIM (subscriber identity module) card adaptors. The complaint targets T-Mobile’s 3-in-1 SIM Starter Kits, which accommodate micro SIM cards, alleging direct and induced infringement by T-Mobile, seemingly without making infringement allegations against DTNA. Sharpe Innovations pleads that its SIM card adaptors are marketed through YouTube videos and remain available for purchase on its website, which has a page entitled “Our Friends” with a link to, among many other companies, T-Mobile.


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