Apple, which claims to be the only innovative outfit out there, has been accused of copying six patents from other companies.

All the technology was alleged to have been borrowed by Apple's iPhone, which everyone knows sprang fully formed from the head of Steve Jobs. SmartPhone Technologies is seeking damages, expenses and costs from the iPhone producer for infringing on six of the company’s patents for email synchronization and Bluetooth connectivity.

Also mentioned in the lawsuit are LG, Motorola and AT&T. SmartPhone did not give details about how the companies infringed on its patent. SmartPhone did not specify damages, but requested a jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas.

Apple is supposed to have nicked six patents including Bluetooth connectivity, e-mail syncing, bandwidth conservation and general smartphone functionality. Apple, which told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last fall that it was then defending itself from more than 47 patent infringement cases.