The British Court of Appeals has decided that the optis cellular technology compensation for the use of patented 4G technologies on Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices should pay 502 million dollars (approximately 40.9 billion rubles). This decision significantly increases the previously determined amount of compensation, which was 56.43 million in 2023. Reuters.
The legal dispute between Apple and Optis has been going on since 2019. The Texas company, which specializes in patent technologies, insisted on reviewing the first payment amount by defending it with the real market value of the license. The Court of Appeal, from 2013 to 2027, determined the amount of compensation based on the global licensed period and accepted the plaintiff’s arguments.
Apple expressed his disappointment by a court decision and plans to object to him. Company representatives claim that Optis is not engaged in the development or production of technologies, and that its activities are concentrated on patent trolling to have intellectual property for patent claims, not in production or business world.
Optis, on the contrary, confirms the value of the judicial decision and the importance of fair licensed regulation.
Experts believe that this case may affect other operations in the field of patent arrangement of telecommunications technologies. Apple is expected to continue the legal struggle by trying to object to the decision in the high authorities.
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Source: Gazeta
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