Court Ruled Apple to Pay $506 Million for Infringing Processor Patent by a School

U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison ruled that Apple must pay $506 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for infringing on its processor patent. More than doubling the original ruling back in October 2015, the chips used in its iPhone, iPad Mini, and iPad Air, the A7, A8, and A8X processors which can be found in iPhone 5S, 6, and 6 Plus.

According to University of Wisconsin-Madison's research arm, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 is a "table based data speculation circuit for parallel processing computer." Apparently, Apple benefited from the university's patented technology. And was originally ordered to pay $234 million in damages but maintained its innocence.

On Monday, the federal judge more than doubled the ruling, ordering Apple to pay $1.61 in damages and $2.74 in royalties for every unit containing the technology from the ruling in October 2015 to December 26, 2016, when the patent expired. In the cluding interest of $272 million, bringing the combined sum to $506 million.


Sources:

• Los Angeles Times- http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-patent-wisconsin-20170727-story.html
• The Verge- https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/26/16035510/apple-university-wisconsin-madison-patent-infringement-processor-payout

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