Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple Inc.

  1. May 10, 2022

    No New Trial For WARF After $506M Win Against Apple Tossed

    A Wisconsin federal judge held Tuesday that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation can't score a new trial after the Federal Circuit affirmed that Apple's products don't infringe its microprocessor patent and tossed a $506 million judgment, finding that WARF isn't entitled to revisit an infringement theory it had dropped.

  2. July 25, 2017

    Apple Hit With $506M Judgment In U. Wis. Infringement Spat

    A Wisconsin federal judge on Monday entered a $506 million judgment against Apple Inc. for infringing a computer processor patent owned by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, more than double what a jury awarded the organization in damages in October 2015.

  3. June 07, 2017

    Apple Can't Undo $234M Patent Award, But It Won't Be Tripled

    A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s bid to undo a jury’s finding it must pay the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation $234 million in damages for infringing a computer processor patent, but denied WARF’s request to triple the award, saying the patent owner couldn’t prove willful infringement.

  4. December 21, 2015

    Apple Says WARF's $234M Patent Damages Can't Be Tripled

    Apple Inc. on Monday slammed the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's request that a federal judge triple the $234 million in damages awarded it by a jury, saying the foundation's contention Apple willfully infringed its computer process patent was correctly rejected by the court.

  5. November 24, 2015

    WARF Wants Bid To Triple $234M Apple Damages Reheard

    The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation asked a federal judge on Monday to reconsider his decision that Apple Inc. did not willfully infringe the foundation's computer process patent, since the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear two cases that question the current willfulness standard.

  6. November 23, 2015

    Apple Wants $234M WARF Patent Verdict Tossed

    Apple Inc. asked a federal judge Friday to throw out a recent verdict saying it infringed a computer process patent owned by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and should pay over $234 million in damages, arguing the evidence doesn't support the jury's findings.

  7. October 26, 2015

    Apple Must Pay $234M For Flouting WARF Patent, Judge Says

    A Wisconsin federal judge on Monday upheld a jury's finding that Apple must pay the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation $234.2 million for infringing its computer processor patent, saying the verdict was sufficiently grounded in evidence.

  8. October 16, 2015

    Apple Must Pay $234M For Infringing WARF Patent, Jury Says

    A federal jury in Wisconsin found on Friday that Apple must pay the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation $234.2 million for infringing its computer processor patent, an award that fell short of the nearly $400 million the foundation had been seeking.

  9. October 15, 2015

    Apple Dodges Triple Damages In $400M WARF Patent Suit

    A Wisconsin federal judge ruled Thursday that Apple's infringement of a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation computer processor patent wasn't willful, ruling out a potential threat of triple damages in a suit that could cost the tech giant nearly $400 million after a jury's recent infringement verdict.

  10. October 13, 2015

    Jury Finds Apple Infringes WARF Patent In $400M Trial

    A Wisconsin federal jury decided Monday that Apple Inc.'s iPhones and iPads infringe a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation computer processor patent, which could result in a damages award of nearly $400 million.

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