London’s Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that Apple must pay $502 million to a U.S. patent holder for using 4G patents in iPhones and iPads, marking the latest development in an ongoing legal dispute.
Reuters:
Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC sued Apple in London in 2019 over its use of patents which Optis says are essential to certain technological standards, such as 4G.
An Apple spokesperson said they were “disappointed by this decision and plan to appeal”.
“Optis makes no products and their sole business is to sue companies using patents they buy,” the spokesperson added. “We will continue to defend against their attempts to extract unreasonable payments.”
Thursday’s ruling is the latest decision in the legal battle between Apple and Optis over the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms to use Optis’ patents.
MacDailyNews Take: Yet another FRAND-abusing patent troll will face yet another appeal.
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