CalTech awarded $1.1 billion from Apple and Broadcom in Wi-Fi patent lawsuit

30 January 2020
This is the sixth-largest patent verdict of all time and may be the largest one related to Wi-Fi.

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  • Anonymous
  • MwH
  • 31 Jan 2020

I don't see why Apple needs to pay when it's Broadcom who broke the rules.

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    • Fayth
    • X%x
    • 31 Jan 2020

    well Sheldon and friends will get a raise

      Abhi-Darth-Plagueis, 31 Jan 2020And that people, is the "innovation king" for you. Apple... moreLol well said

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        • AnonD-731363
        • SH3
        • 31 Jan 2020

        I only wonder why they did not sue them more.
        They really should milk a lot more money from apple.
        And i bet Apple wont pay even the law force them to.
        Thy are greedy veerywhere.
        Basicaly having no Research and Developement only stealing from smaller players and acting cool like nothing big happened.
        Finaly a pirate lost some more fingers.

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          • Anonymous
          • I8m
          • 31 Jan 2020

          Anonymous, 30 Jan 2020"In a case filed in federal court in Los Angeles in 2016, t... moreI'm sure there's more to it. And even if it was less of apple it would still be justified for most of their past cases.

            And that people, is the "innovation king" for you.

            Apple should actually write a book titled "How to claim that R&D crown, by stealing crown-jewels from small players, in 10 easy steps."

              What a shameless and greedy company

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                • karoko
                • ib7
                • 31 Jan 2020

                Baykko, 30 Jan 2020Can someone tell exactly what it is about? It's about Apple stealing technologies from small players. Too bad they got caught.

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                  • Anon
                  • Mbu
                  • 31 Jan 2020

                  Baykko, 30 Jan 2020Can someone tell exactly what it is about? From what I gather, Broadcom/apple violated patents 7421032,7116710,7916781 ( Serial concatenation of interleaved convolutional codes forming turbo-like codes ) and havent paid royalties to Caltech from 2010

                    This should be fully Broadcom's problem. Imagine you're a parts reseller and the manufacturer of your parts were sued due to patent infringement, would you give a percentage of your income just because the manufacturer f u c k e d up?

                      Baykko, 30 Jan 2020Can someone tell exactly what it is about? It's error correction algorithm.
                      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/caltech-wins-1-1-billion-patent-award-against-apple-and-broadcom/

                      This should be FRAND as it part of the WiFi standard.

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                        • bill nye
                        • Gxx
                        • 31 Jan 2020

                        Baykko, 30 Jan 2020Can someone tell exactly what it is about? bascially- the continueum transfunctioner has reached is max compacity and caltech aint happy so they are asking money from apple to make them happy- and now they go their money- soo all is happy

                        hope this helps

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KSu
                          • 30 Jan 2020

                          Karma is a b***h.
                          This is payback for suing Samsung for rectangular corners.

                            Apple is a freaking bully. Lol

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 81X
                              • 30 Jan 2020

                              Jack, 30 Jan 2020shameless apple. Won't innovate anything and will infringe ... more"In a case filed in federal court in Los Angeles in 2016, the Pasadena, California-based research university alleged that Broadcom wi-fi chips used in hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones infringed patents relating to data transmission technology." - source article

                              Yeah, I didn't follow this lawsuit, but if this is an accurate summary, blaming Apple is misguided. As is assigning them the bulk of the fines.

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                                • Jack
                                • XQd
                                • 30 Jan 2020

                                shameless apple. Won't innovate anything and will infringe on everyone's Patents.
                                call itself most valuable company but spends penny on R&D. SHAMELESS

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 2Au
                                  • 30 Jan 2020

                                  Baykko, 30 Jan 2020Can someone tell exactly what it is about? Feel free to read the article.

                                    Can someone tell exactly what it is about?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 2Au
                                      • 30 Jan 2020

                                      Wahahahahaha in your face Apple.

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