The California Institute of Technology has prevailed in a patent infringement case launched against Apple and Broadcom, who have been ordered to pay a total USD 1.1 billion in damages, Reuters reports. In a case filed in a Los Angeles federal court back in 2016, the Pasadena-based research university claimed that Broadcom Wi-Fi chips used in millions of Apple iPhones infringed patents relating to data transmission technology. The federal jury has now awarded CalTech USD 837.8 million from Apple and USD 270.2 million from Broadcom.
Apple had argued that it was using off-the-shelf Wi-Fi chips from Broadcom and was “merely an indirect downstream party”, while Broadcom said it disagreed with the factual and legal bases for the verdict. Both companies said they planned to lodge appeals against the decision.
Last week, Broadcom announced a USD 15 billion deal to supply Apple with more high-performance wireless components and modules over the next three and a half years.
