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U.S. jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement

Published 03/19/2021, 11:47 PM
Updated 03/20/2021, 12:55 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York

(Reuters) - A federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management.

The jurors late on Friday directed Apple to pay a running royalty to PMC, which is generally based on the amount of sales of a product or service.

Apple said it was disappointed with the verdict and planned to appeal.

"Cases like this, brought by companies that don't make or sell any products, stifle innovation and ultimately harm consumers," it said in an emailed statement.

PMC, a licensing firm, had originally sued Apple in 2015 alleging the tech giant's iTunes service infringed seven of its patents.

Apple successfully challenged PMC's case at the U.S. patent office, but an appeals court in March last year reversed that decision, paving the way for the trial.

Sugarland, Texas-based PMC has infringement cases pending against companies including Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN).

Latest comments

All big tech companies are evil
may i learn this more please .from malaysia
PMC makes it's living by making up shady, bad patents (bad sketches and drawings) about emerging technologies without any intention of ever making anything then suing anyone who makes anything remotely like it. They made a business not to create anything but only to sue people who do create things.  They are crooks and should be in prison.
PMC will find itself in prison, and the Texas judge will be investigated. The supreme court will overturn the ruling since the patent office ruled against PMC.   I'm so tired of people making up frivolous lawsuits and committing fraud and conning the system for cash. Time for PMC to go to prison.
Funny, in Apple's response no where do they state that they didn't steal it. More or less state that PMC wasn't using it. Well, I have a couple cars in my garage that I rarely drive, does that give someone the right to steal them with impunity? And some here defend Apple, nothing wrong with the world today either right? 🎯👨‍🎓
epicgame, and now it's ..)) you're funny. well drop the stock to $115 .. so what ?! I will buy more !!! and I will only say thank you!
oh 115 is highly possible. dont u worry. u can buy as much as u want. 2 trillion mkt cap dont think u can cover all.
The supreme court will obviously overturn this corruption by the texas judge and texas courts. Its frivelous lawsuits like this costing america a fortune. The judge ahould be investigated.
"Waah if something doesn't go our way then it must be corruption". Some free market you got their bubba from langley.
Lots of broken hearts over this news it seems. I wonder if any of those broken hearted were customers that had owned iPhones that Apple had slowed down the internet service so they would think they needed a new phone and go out and buy one. Several states successfully sued Apple over that one. I find it laughable that when a giant like Apple steals ideas from smaller companies then gets sued and loses, people get all broken hearted because they have to pay a tiny fraction of their revenue to make it right.
according to your logic - the one who is rich and quick is always to blame? what's the difference what income Apple has? there must be justice. if the company is not to blame, why should it pay something to someone unknown?
 Apparently, it was to blame. It was found to be to blame by a jury, now was it not?
Thats like a $30 dollar fine to them Lol
Send this state back to Mexico. Too many problem
Apple fanboys are crying today
very corrupted texas judge.
Um. It was a Jury that decided the facts, not a judge
just the judges want to buy shares cheaper! for $ 115 😉
GM, your reading comprehension ***** judge...lol
pay me too
Patent agency obviosly already decided. How some texas judge can use a texas jury for a texas companu y to override their decision feels like the judge should be investigated, although the supreme court will obviously stand by the patent agency decision
Apple patent infringement. Surprise, Surprize Big Tech doing whatever they want and expecting not to pay the consequences. Apple the company that locks things down so tight you're not even permitted to choose who can repair your own device. Because if it breaks they want you to pay them an arm and a leg to fix or replace it.It doesn't matter if the other company makes anything. If the roles were reversed Apple would expect compensation.
apple must pay to all in the world
Wow a texas judge bought off by some texas company gets a texas jury to override patents... this will be overturned
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