US university wins patent suit against Apple
It's claiming US$400m in damages for using patent for improved chip efficiency
New York
AS A veteran of the global smartphone wars, Apple is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as Samsung and Nokia. This week, however, a federal jury returned a verdict against Apple in a lawsuit brought by a different kind of adversary: a public university.
The University of Wisconsin-Madi-son's licensing arm, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), convinced a jury that Apple had infringed its patent for improving chip efficiency when the company incorporated the technology into some of its phones and tablets.
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