Apple Hit With $300M Verdict In Optis Patent Damages Retrial

Law360 (August 13, 2021, 7:14 PM EDT) — A Texas federal jury said Friday after a damages retrial that Apple owes $300 million for infringing Optis Wireless Technology LLC’s standard-essential 4G wireless patents, following U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s April decision tossing an earlier $506 million damages verdict after expressing “serious doubt” about it.

Apple was hit Friday with a $300 million verdict for patent infringement in a damages retrial after an earlier $506 million verdict was thrown out by a judge. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) The jury also said Apple should pay a lump sum, rather than a running royalty, for infringing patents previously owned by Samsung, LG and…