
Apple must pay Optis $502 million lump sum in UK patent dispute, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) -Apple must pay a U.S. patent holder $502 million for the use of 4G patents in devices including iPhones and iPads, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, in the latest stage of a long-running legal battle. Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC sued Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in London in 2019 over its use of patents which Optis says are essential to certain technological stan ...