US EditionApple Fends Off 4G Wireless Patent Lawsuit at Third Trial
Apple was cleared of infringing five 4G/LTE patents after multiple trials and appeals in a 2019 lawsuit by Optis Wireless, with earlier damages awards overturned by appeals.
- On Thursday, a Marshall, Texas jury rejected Optis Wireless's claims, unanimously finding Apple Inc. did not infringe the five asserted 4G/LTE patents.
- The dispute began with FRAND licensing claims that Optis Wireless sued in 2019, resulting in jury awards of $506 million and $300 million that were later appealed.
- In response, Apple told Reuters it thanked the jury and said `Optis makes no products`, accusing Optis of seeking an excessive payout, while Apple closed at $261.73, down 5% in regular trading.
- A separate Optis case in the U.K. remains active, with a prior ruling awarding $502 million and the U.K. Supreme Court set to hear it in June.
- The back-and-forth rulings and appeals have seen alternating jury awards and appellate reversals that sent verdicts back for retrial, prolonging the dispute across multiple jurisdictions involving U.S. appellate courts, juries and retrials, and prior awards and reversals.
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Apple Optis Trial: Apple Wins 4G Patent Fight in Latest Court Victory
Apple’s products use all kinds of technologies. Some of these techs were invented by the firm themselves, and some by others. Typically, companies would license a patent if they wanted to use it in a product. In Apple’s case, they were sued by a company called Optis Wireless over 4G technology, but it looks like the firm managed to win the trial. Apple wins 4G Optis Wireless trial Optis claimed during the trial that Apple had allegedly violated …
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