Apple Stares at Potential $862 Million Fine After Losing Patent Suit

Sour grapes for Apple

Apple may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the University of Wisconsin after a U.S. jury ruled that it used technology belonging to the school’s licensing arm, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, without permission.

The patent in question was filed way back in 1998 and relates to technologies that improve processor efficiency. A decade later, the University sued Intel claiming infringement and settled out of court for $110 million, paid in …read more

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