Apple wins appeal against Optis

Stefan Mileschin · 20th April 2021, 07:10

Ironically claimed Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands

A federal judge tossed a $506.2 million damages award against Apple after ruling the iPhone maker should have been able to argue that patent owner Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands.

US District Court Judge Rodney Gilstrap stopped short of throwing out the liability finding. This means that Apple is still as guilty as sin and will have to pay something,

Gilstrap said the Jury should have been allowed to consider whether the royalty demand was consistent with a requirement that standard-essential patents be licensed on "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" or FRAND, terms.

Optis and its partners in the case, PanOptis Patent Management and Unwired Planet claimed that Apple's smartphones, watches, and tablets that operate over the LTE cellular standard were using its patented technology.

Apple was hit with damages awards of $502.8 million in a decade-long battle over security communications technology, and $308.5 million in a case over digital rights management

https://fudzilla.com/news/52716-appl...-against-optis

20th April 2021, 07:10	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,812	Apple wins appeal against Optis Ironically claimed Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands A federal judge tossed a $506.2 million damages award against Apple after ruling the iPhone maker should have been able to argue that patent owner Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands. US District Court Judge Rodney Gilstrap stopped short of throwing out the liability finding. This means that Apple is still as guilty as sin and will have to pay something, Gilstrap said the Jury should have been allowed to consider whether the royalty demand was consistent with a requirement that standard-essential patents be licensed on "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" or FRAND, terms. Optis and its partners in the case, PanOptis Patent Management and Unwired Planet claimed that Apple's smartphones, watches, and tablets that operate over the LTE cellular standard were using its patented technology. Apple was hit with damages awards of $502.8 million in a decade-long battle over security communications technology, and $308.5 million in a case over digital rights management https://fudzilla.com/news/52716-appl...-against-optis

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