Apple’s Success Reversing Patent Cases May Dim CalTech’s Win
- Apple vowed to appeal the $1.1 billion verdict won by CalTech
- IPhone maker has a long history of fighting -- and winning
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If any company knows how to get rid of a billion-dollar patent-infringement verdict, it’s Apple Inc.
Apple pledged to appeal Wednesday’s $1.1 billion verdict won by California Institute of Technology, in which it was told to pay $838 million and its chip supplier Broadcom Inc. was hit with $270 million in royalties by a federal jury in Los Angeles. Apple is counting on its past history challenging such verdicts to mean good odds for the future.