Apple ordered to pay $234m to university for infringing patent
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Company used University of Wisconsin-Madison's microchip technology in some iPhones and iPads without permission
A US jury has ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patent licensing arm more than $234m (151.5m) in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company's iPhones and iPads without permission.
The amount imposed on Friday was less than the $400m the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Warf) was claiming in damages, after the jury on Tuesday said Apple infringed its patent for improving the performance of computer processors.
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