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'Apple owes me $2bn'

A Detroit woman says Apple owes her $2bn because the iGiant allegedly ripped off her smartwatch idea.

Daisy Washington-Gross has sued [PDF] the Silicon Valley giant in US district court of eastern Michigan, alleging Apple's Watch infringes her patent. She claims she paid $325 to apply for a patent describing a "detachable bleeper disc digital gym shoe computer wrist watch" in July 1996, although her submission doesn't appear to have gone anywhere except the bin. El Reg could find no record of the application.

Your move, Apple ... Washington-Gross's court filing

Washington-Gross's letter to Magistrate Judge Anthony Patti is dated April 1, but it was submitted on April 4 with further paperwork handed in on April 8. Whether this is a joke or serious, it's about to get extremely expensive for someone – and it won't be Apple. ®

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