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Optis Wireless Technology, LLC et al v. Apple Inc.

  1. June 03, 2021

    Apple Damages Trial Set For August After Nixed $506M Verdict

    Apple, which was found by a jury last year to have infringed PanOptis' standard-essential 4G wireless patents, will get its new damages trial in August, a Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday after undoing its previous $506 million loss earlier this year.

  2. April 14, 2021

    Apple Gets New Damages Trial After $506M Patent Verdict

    A Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple is entitled to a new damages trial after a jury found in August that it infringed PanOptis' standard-essential 4G wireless patents and must pay $506 million, saying there is "serious doubt" about the reliability of the verdict.

  3. March 30, 2021

    PanOptis Wants Ongoing Royalty After $506M Apple IP Win

    PanOptis asked a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to award it an ongoing royalty following a $506 million jury verdict that Apple infringed its standard-essential 4G LTE patents, arguing that it should receive a payment for every infringing unit sold in the future.

  4. March 26, 2021

    Apple Says 'Tainted' $506M IP Verdict Justifies New Trial

    Apple wants a redo after getting hit with a $506 million jury verdict that the tech giant says is "tainted" with uncertainty because the verdict form rolled too many patent claims into a single question, while the winning patent-holding company is asking U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap to add $25.7 million to the total.

  5. February 26, 2021

    Gilstrap Makes Apple's $506M Patent Trial Loss Final

    A Texas federal judge entered a final judgment Friday backing a jury's finding last summer that Apple owes patent management firm PanOptis and related companies $506 million for willfully infringing patents covering 4G LTE technology.

  6. February 09, 2021

    Apple Can't Render 4G Patents Unenforceable In $506M Row

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap shot down Apple's argument that five PanOptis 4G LTE standard essential patents, which a jury said the iPhone maker owes $506 million for infringing, are unenforceable because they weren't disclosed in a timely fashion to a European standard-setting body. 

  7. August 14, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: All Eyes On Texas

    In this round of intellectual property updates tied to the ongoing pandemic, patent trials across Texas continued to get pushed back, except in Marshall, where an in-person jury hit Apple with a half-billion-dollar verdict Tuesday.

  8. August 12, 2020

    Winners In $506M Apple Trial Say EDTX Nailed Virus Safety

    Attorneys who won a $506 million jury verdict against Apple this week over 4G LTE patents said Wednesday that experiencing an in-person trial during a global pandemic was surprisingly normal, so long as you overlook the face shields, plexiglass and temperature checks outside the Eastern District of Texas courthouse.

  9. August 11, 2020

    Texas Jury Says Apple Owes $506M Over 4G LTE Patents

    In the country's first in-person jury trial over patents since the COVID-19 pandemic led to nationwide court closures, a Texas federal jury on Tuesday said Apple should pay PanOptis and related companies more than $506 million for willfully infringing patents covering 4G LTE technology. 

  10. July 21, 2020

    Gilstrap Cites Poet In Refusal To Postpone Apple Patent Trial

    Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap on Tuesday shot down Apple's request to postpone an in-person jury trial in a patent lawsuit over 4G LTE technology, quoting poet Robert Frost in his reasoning why the trial should begin in two weeks despite the pandemic.