Apple ends the case with WiLAN regarding a patent dispute that focused on voice-over LTE (VoLTE) that the Canadian firm claimed that the Cupertino giant violated. The case was reviewed over at court, with the judge putting Apple to pay as much as $85 million to the company over the patent issues.
The lawsuit dates back to 2014 when WiLAN first brought the case against Apple.
Apple Settles WiLAN with $85 Million over VoLTE Dispute
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Apple faces its fate by settling as much as $85.2 million to WiLAN over its dispute over the VoLTE patent that the Canadian firm brought to the courts. The new development, in this case, is that Apple signed a license agreement with WiLAN, but it will not excuse them from the settlement against the firm, especially for the tech.
The initial cost of damages that Apple is to settle was $145.1 million, that got reduced to $85.2 million as per the court's decision over WiLAN's miscalculation of the settlement. The Canadian firm got what it wanted and won the case for this conflict, focusing on the initial focus of the lawsuit regarding the use of its technology.
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Apple and WiLAN's Conflict
WiLAN claimed that there were two patents that Apple violated, and it started in 2014 when the tech was present on the iPhones released approximately eight years ago. According to Engadget, the cases WiLAN and Apple had focused in the United States, Canada, and Germany, and this recent settlement by the Cupertino giant ends it all.
Apple and its Lawsuits
Apple faces many lawsuits and cases in its operations, and it happens from external and internal elements present from the company's regular function. One of the most known cases on Apple's list right now is the employee that defrauded the company from 2008 to 2018 that got as much as $10 million from the Cupertino giant while working.
The company also faced disputes from lawmakers in the different branches of the government, with the famous antitrust case from the FCC being the center of it all. There is one case that involves Apple in the present, and these are the lawmakers that ask for more transparency from the tech company as part of the discoveries from NSO's Pegasus Spyware.
Apple's case with WiLAN is finally coming to rest with the settlement, but this will not be the only lawsuit that Big Tech would face on its career and existence. Nevertheless, Apple handles it by showing up on the court and accepting their fate regarding its deliberations and many decisions from higher authorities, involving the many techs it releases.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
