Qualcomm Wins First U.S. Jury Trial Against Apple
- Jury verdict means Qualcomm can ask judge for sales ban
- Verdict doesn’t cover Apple’s most recent iPhone models
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Qualcomm Inc. won the first U.S. jury trial in its global dispute with Apple Inc. over how much the iPhone maker should pay for using the chipmaker’s patented technology.
A federal jury in San Diego on Friday awarded Qualcomm about $31.6 million in damages on its patent infringement claims. Qualcomm jumped as much as 3.5 percent before finishing up 2.2 percent at the close in New York trading.