Jul 1, 07:40 PM

Apple Ordered to Pay $111 Million to Spanish Firm TOT Power Control

A federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware, has ordered Apple Inc. to pay $110.7 million in damages to Madrid-based TOT Power Control after finding that iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed one of the Spanish company’s patents covering power-management techniques used in 3G wireless communications. The verdict was returned late Monday and unsealed on 1 July. TOT Power Control, founded by engineer Álvaro López-Medrano, sued Apple in 2021, alleging that the transceivers in Apple devices use its patented method for adjusting power in response to changes in signal-to-interference ratios. The jury agreed that Apple violated one of two asserted patents, rejecting the U.S. company’s argument that the intellectual property was invalid. Apple said it is disappointed with the decision and will appeal. TOT, which licenses rather than manufactures technology, has similar infringement actions pending against LG and Samsung in the same court, and previously pursued carriers such as Verizon and AT&T. The ruling underscores ongoing patent risks for smartphone makers operating on established wireless standards.

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Apple Ordered to Pay $111 Million to Spanish Firm TOT Power Control

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