Aspen resident Jerry Bovino has chalked up a number of accomplishments over the years, from more than three decades in ophthalmology to hosting a talk show on GrassRoots Community Television and a writing newspaper column.
The retired physician also has accumulated a few patents, including some for instruments for retina surgery. But it’s another patent that is creating waves in the high-tech world and is spelled out in a five-page lawsuit Bovino filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Denver.
Bovino is taking on corporate giants Apple Inc. and Target Corp. in a copyright-infringement lawsuit.
His suit claims Apple used Bovino’s patented designs to create the magnetic Smart Cover for its iPad 2 and its new iPad. Target is named in the suit because it sells the ribbed covers, which retail for $39.95.
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