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Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement

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Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for patent infringement
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March 21: Tech giant Apple Inc has been found guilty in a case of patent rights.

According to Reuters, a federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc 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 (March 19) directed Apple to pay a running royalty to PMC which is generally based on the amount of sales of a product or service, the news agency reported.
Apple reportedly 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," Reuters quoted Apple as saying 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 US patent office, but an appeals court in March last year reversed that decision, paving the way for the trial.

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