Personal Audio sues Apple again, targets iPhone 4, iPad 2 and newer iPods

Thought the non-public Audio / Apple brouhaha was over ? Reassess, because everyone’s favorite patent licensing company is back, hitting Cupertino with another suit. You’ll recall an earlier ruling by a federal jury in Eastern Texas found the CE maker guilty of infringing upon PA’s playlist-related IP with an assortment of older iPods. This new filing alleges that newer Apple devices, just like the iPhone 4 , iPad 2 and contemporary iPods — which weren’t element of the unique 2009 case — also violate that very same IP, in a move we’d surmise serves to pad Personal Audio’s coffers. In contrast to Apple’s apt to feel the pinch should Personal Audio snag another victory, but hey….