Apple Ordered to Pay $110 Million to Spanish Firm Over Patent Infringement
A U.S. federal court in Delaware has ordered Apple Inc. to pay $110 million to Spanish company TOT for infringing on a wireless technology patent owned by the firm.
According to Reuters, the court found Apple guilty of using TOT’s patented wireless technologies without proper licensing. The patented innovations were reportedly used in the development of wireless receivers for iPhones.
The lawsuit was originally filed by TOT in 2021. The company’s founder, Álvaro López-Medrano, claimed to be the original innovator behind a power-saving technology for cellular communications and later discovered Apple had incorporated the technology without authorization.
López-Medrano stated that Apple’s devices contain transmitters and receivers built using TOT’s patented technology. He also noted that his company has filed similar lawsuits against LG and Samsung, which are still under judicial review.
While the U.S. Attorney General had charged Apple with infringing two patents, the jury concluded that Apple had violated only one of them. Apple, under CEO Tim Cook, denied any use of protected technology and announced its intention to appeal the ruling.
