Apple wins new trial after judge tosses $500 million damages payout imore.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from imore.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apple wins new trial over Texas jury’s $506 million patent verdict
The patent owner claimed iPhones, iPads and watches were using its wireless technology.
An Apple logo adorns the facade of one of its retail storefronts.(Kathy Willens)
A federal judge tossed a $506.2 million damages award against Apple Inc. after ruling the iPhone maker should have been able to argue that patent owner Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands, though he refused to throw out the liability finding.
Optis and its partners in the case, PanOptis Patent Management and Unwired Planet LLC, claimed that Apple’s smartphones, watches, and tablets that operate over the LTE cellular standard were using its patented technology.
Judge agrees with Apple's argument that the Optis v. Apple Lawsuit was technically tainted and tosses $506 Million in Damages Award patentlyapple.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patentlyapple.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Samsung replies to Ericsson s response to its Federal Circuit anti-antisuit injunction appeal only three days after amicus curiae briefs
The lawyers representing Samsung in the U.S. part of its patent dispute with Ericsson must have had a very busy weekend. On Friday, five amicus curiae briefs were filed in support of Ericsson s responsive brief, one of which was a joint filing by Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel, and the Trump Administration s USPTO Director Andrei Iancu. But around mignight Eastern Time on Monday, Samsung already filed its reply brief (this post continues below the document):
Lawyers bemoan FRAND uncertainty amid China appeal
Sources say the fallout from the UK’s decision in Unwired Planet has created a more unpredictable litigation environment for global SEP negotiations