The California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Limited et al

  1. April 07, 2020

    Caltech Cites Apple, Broadcom Misconduct To Boost $1B Win

    The California Institute of Technology on Monday urged a California federal judge to double its more than $1.1 billion patent win over Apple Inc. and Broadcom Ltd., slamming the companies for "truly egregious" misconduct throughout the case, including purportedly inhibiting Caltech's discovery efforts and dragging their feet on disclosing evidence.

  2. March 05, 2020

    Fed. Circ. OKs Caltech Patent Involved In Win Over Apple, Broadcom

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions upholding the validity of a California Institute of Technology patent involved in a $1.1 billion jury verdict against Apple and Broadcom in a patent dispute over Wi-Fi technology.

  3. January 29, 2020

    Apple, Broadcom Hit With $1.1B Verdict In Caltech Patent Suit

    A California federal jury found Wednesday that Apple and Broadcom infringed three California Institute of Technology data transmission patents with Wi-Fi chips used in hundreds of millions of iPhones and other devices, awarding the university over $1.1 billion in damages.

  4. January 28, 2020

    Apple, Broadcom 'Hid' Witness In $1.1B Patent Trial, Jury Told

    Apple and Broadcom should pay over $1.1 billion for infringing Caltech's patents with Wi-Fi chips installed in almost 600 million Apple devices sold in the U.S., a lawyer for the university told a California federal jury during closing arguments Tuesday that accused the tech giants of stonewalling and even hiding a witness.

  5. January 27, 2020

    Apple Expert Stumped By Report's Errors In Caltech IP Trial

    An expert for Apple and Broadcom told a California jury Monday he couldn't explain how mistakes made their way into his report meant to counter Caltech's lawsuit alleging the companies' Wi-Fi chips are infringing its patents — errors that Caltech's attorneys have honed in on to support their case.

  6. January 24, 2020

    Broadcom Chips 'Very Different' From Caltech IP, Jury Told

    A Broadcom engineer who was a chief designer of Wi-Fi chips installed in roughly 1.5 billion Apple devices testified Friday that its chips are "very, very different" from Caltech's technology and don't infringe the university's patents.

  7. January 17, 2020

    Jury Told Apple Wi-Fi Would Slow Without Caltech IP

    A Cornell-educated engineer testifying for the California Institute of Technology in its patent infringement suit against Apple and Broadcom told jurors Friday that Caltech's technology is vital to the companies, saying a non-infringing Wi-Fi technology Broadcom developed after Caltech sued is much slower and more power hungry.

  8. January 16, 2020

    Apple Devices Smaller, Better By Infringing Caltech, Jury Told

    A Cornell-educated engineer testified for the California Institute of Technology on Thursday that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Ltd. infringed the university's patents in Wi-Fi chips used in Apple devices, saying the infringing technology allowed the companies to make smaller devices while improving their wireless data capabilities.

  9. January 15, 2020

    1.5B Apple Devices Infringed Caltech Patents, Jury Told

    Apple Inc. and Broadcom Ltd. infringed several California Institute of Technology patents with Wi-Fi chips installed in roughly 1.5 billion iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices sold over the last decade, the university's attorney told a California federal jury as the trial got underway Wednesday.

  10. May 31, 2016

    Apple, Broadcom Sued By Caltech Over Wi-Fi Patents

    The California Institute of Technology on Thursday sued Apple Inc. and Broadcom Limited, which supplies Wi-Fi components for versions of the iPhone, iPad and MacBook, in California federal court, saying the companies are infringing several patents that improve coding systems and methods, leading to “substantial damages” for the university.

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