Apple loses appeal in London court in patent infringement suit with Optis - report
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London's Court of Appeal ruled that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) infringed two telecommunications patents â used in products including iPhones and iPads â dismissing the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's appeal in a dispute with Optis Cellular Technology, Reuters reported.
Optis had filed a suit against Apple in 2019 over use of patents that Optis noted were important for certain technological standards such as 4G.
London's High Court ruled in 2022 that two of Optis' 4G patents were so-called standard essential patents and that the tech giant had infringed them, the report added.
Apple had appealed against the ruling in May, noting that the two patents in question were not requisite to 4G standards and that it had not infringed the patents.
However, Apple's challenge was rejected by the Court of Appeal, with Judge Colin Birss noting in written statement that the High Court was "right to reject argument for non-infringement" and on the issue of the patents being essential, according to the report.
Tuesday's ruling is the latest decision in the tussle between the two companies which has seen six separate trials and several appellate hearings in U.K. alone, according to the report.
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