Apple loses patent case over A7 chip, could face $860 million in damages<article>
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<p>A jury on Tuesday decided that Apple’s A7 smartphone chip infringes a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin, and the iPhone maker could now be on the hook for as much as $862 million in damages.</p><p>The
lawsuit was filed early last year and accused Apple of using a processor technology developed by university researchers in Apple’s A7 chip, which was used in its newest products at the time, including the iPhone 5S and iPad Air.</p><p>The jury began hearing the case last week, and on Tuesday it found Apple liable for infringement of all six patent claims,
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Apple loses patent case over A7 chip, could face $860 million in damages
