Apple loses fight for third stab at $300 million patent lawsuit
(iMore iPhone)

Third time unlucky. What you need to know Apple has been denied a third trial in its patent battle with Optis. The company sued Apple in 2019 over claims Cupertino copied its 4G LTE patents in the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Apple is now on the hook for some $300 million. Apple has been denied a third trial in its patent dispute with Optis technology by a Texas judge, and will now have to pay $300 million to the outfit over claims it willfully infringed on patents relating to wireless connectivity. In an extensive ruling this week judge Rodney Gilstrap denied Apple`s motion for a new trial in the case, confirming that Apple will indeed have to pay Optis a small fortune, save for any appeals to a higher court. As per the background in the filing, Optis sued Apple in 2019 over five patents pertaining to 4G LTE technology, the kind used by Apple and other vendors for wireless connectivity in devices like its best iPhones and iPads to provide cellular service on the go. A cour...