Patent violation: Apple ordered to pay half a billion

Andpatent trollhas once again taken millions of dollars from Apple, and this only a few weeks after the latest twist linked tothe case between Tim Cook's company and VirnetX. At issue this time, patents protecting technology linked to 4G and integrated into iPhones, Apple Watches and iPads.

According to the court, their manufacturer would have deliberately violated the intellectual property of the companyPanOptis, while being aware that it was well legally protected.To which Cupertino once again respondsby accusing her opponent of accumulating patents “just to harass the industry“, not serving “than stifling innovation and harming consumers“.

The trial is not over yet

Apple having however chosen to appeal this decision of the Californian court, which still condemns it to pay506,2 millionsof dollars, it still has the chance of seeing its fate revised in the future.

The date for future hearings has not yet been set, but the epidemic ofcoronavirushaving shifted a good part of the calendar it is likely that we will have to wait a few more months before knowing the end of the story.

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By : Keleops AG