Apple ordered to pay damages in Opti patent case, Apple appeals

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....opti-apple.jpgFull-time IP licensor Opti sure has been keeping itself busy in the last few years suing the likes of NVIDIA, AMD and Apple, and it looks like its case with the latter may now finally be drawing to a close. After a few years of battling it out in the courts in Texas, the judge in the case has ordered Apple to pay Opti $19 million for three instances of patent infringement, as well as $2.7 million in pre-judgment interest. The judge didn't find that Apple willfully violated the patents in question, however, which concern a memory access technology known as predictive snooping (hence the relatively small damages). Apple apparently isn't quite ready to call it a day just yet though, and has reportedly already filed a formal appeal to have the case overturned.Apple ordered to pay damages in Opti patent case, Apple appeals originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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