A judge has ordered Apple to pay $506 million to the research arm of the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF, sued Apple in 2014, accusing its A7, A8, and A8X chips of infringing US Patent No. 5,781,752, which claims a type of "table based data speculation circuit."
The following year after a trial, a Wisconsin jury found (PDF) that Apple had infringed the '752 patent and that it should pay $234 million in damages.
Further Reading Jury orders Apple to pay $234 million for infringing university patents Yesterday's order (PDF), signed by US District Judge William Conley, more than doubles that amount.
A second WARF lawsuit against Apple, accusing a newer generation of products, is on hold while Apple appeals the first verdict.
Further Reading Intel badgered by U of Wisconsin speculation circuit patent WARF was one of the first university institutions to dive heavily into patent litigation.
Spokespersons for both Apple and WARF declined to comment on the case. »