A U.S. judge has ruled in Apple’s favor in litigation filed against the company by Canadian patent licensing company WiLan, reports
Reuters, after the judge issued a public statement on the case Wednesday afternoon.
Apple was being sued for supposedly violating two LTE patents held by WiLan, but a summary judgement from Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that the patents were invalid and note infringed.
“WiLan has been advised that Judge Dana M. Sabraw has issued a ruling today that grants Apple’s motion for summary judgment,” the company said in a statement. However, it still has a separate case against Apple in the same court for five other claims of LTE patent infringement.
WiLan Inc primarily makes money from buy intellectual property and then seeking fees from other companies to use it, or litigating against them if they refuse. The company’s stock was down 2.7% on the Toronto Stock Exchange after news of the loss was release.
This also isn’t the first time Apple has had to tangle with WiLan Inc in the court, as the company sued Apple in 2007 for using Wi-Fi, 2010 for Bluetooth, and a 2011 lawsuit for WiFi and HSPA patents that also included defendants Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Novatel and Sierra Wireless.
Source: www.cultofmac.com
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Apple wins LTE patent case against WiLan
Description : A U.S. judge has ruled in Apple’s favor in litigation filed against the company by Canadian patent licensing company WiLan, reports Reuters...
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