Apple Wins a New Trial in $1.1 Billion Caltech Patent Case
- Appeals court says damages were “legally unsupportable”
- CalTech had sued the companies over Wi-Fi technology
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Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. will get a new trial on damages in an infringement case over California Institute of Technology patents on Wi-Fi technology, after a U.S. appeals court vacated a $1.1 billion verdict the school won in 2020.
A two-tier damage award of damages of $270.2 million against Broadcom and $837.8 million against Apple that involved different royalty rates from each company is “legally unsupportable,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington ruled. The January 2020 verdict was one of the largest jury awards in a patent case in U.S. history.