The California Institute of Technology (CalTech) announced Wednesday that it has won a lawsuit against Apple and Broadcom over infringement of its Wi-Fi patents. According to the jury's verdict, Apple must pay $837,8 million to CalTech and $270,2 million to Broadcom.
In a 2016 Los Angeles federal court lawsuit, the Pasadena, California-based Institute of Technology alleged that the Broadcom Wi-Fi chips installed in hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones infringed patents related to data transmission technology.
We are talking about Broadcom Wi-Fi modules that Apple used in iPhones, iPads, Macs and other devices released between 2010 and 2017.
In turn, Apple said that it should not participate in the lawsuit, because it uses off-the-shelf Broadcom chips, like many mobile phone manufacturers.
"Caltech's claims against Apple are based solely on the use of allegedly infringing Broadcom chips in iPhones, Macs, and other Apple devices that support 802.11n or 802.11ac," Apple said. “Broadcom makes the chips in question, while Apple is just an indirect party whose products include these chips.”
In response to a request to comment on the court decision, Apple and Broadcom announced their intention to appeal it.
Source: 3dnews.ru