Apple Owes Quarterhill $85 Million in Royalties, U.S. Jury Says

  • Federal jury trial was limited to damages after 2018 verdict
  • Verdict is latest in decade-long saga over royalties
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Apple Inc. must pay Quarterhill Inc.’s WiLan $85 million for infringing patents related to wireless communications, a jury in San Diego ruled.

WiLan’s two patents cover ways to make phone calls and download data at the same time. A different jury in 2018 saidBloomberg Terminal Apple infringed the patents and awarded $145 million, but a new trial was ordered to reconsider the damages.