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`DOCKET NO.
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`1 :1 1-cv-00349
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`PLAINTIFF
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`DATE FILED
`7/26l2011
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`Affinity Labs of Texas. LLC
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`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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`DEFENDANT
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`Apple, Inc.
`AAMP of Florida, Inc.
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`HOLDER OF PA TENT OR TRADEMARK
`Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC
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`PATENT OR
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`1 US 7,634,228 B2
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`DATE OF PATENT
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`2 US 7,778,595 B2
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`ART UNIT
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