Apple: Third patent infringement conviction in a year

Apple has been hit with a third conviction in the space of a year due to patent issues. — AFP

Apple has been ordered to pay US$300mil (RM1.27bil) in damages to the company Optis Wireless for patent infringement. In the space of a year, this is the third sanction against the American group for this kind of infraction.

After a conviction in October 2020 and a payment of US$503mil (RM2.12bil) to VirtnetX, then last March a fine of US$308.5mil (RM1.30bil) to the company PMC, there’s a new penalty for patent infringement for Apple. This time, it concerns technologies related to 4G LTE in the group’s various devices. Apple refutes the court’s decision and has appealed.