Apple Appeals Patent Infringement Decision
Apple is appealing a patent infringement lawsuit that had them paying $21.7 million to OPTi.
AppleInsider reports that OPTi was awarded $21.7 for Apple violating three patents that are described as "a system for predictive snooping of cache memory that helps shuttle information between a processor, its memory, and other elements of a computer."
The article goes on to mention that OPTi also has a lawsuit against processor maker AMD; they also mention that OPTi stopped manufacturing and sales back in 2003 so they could focus on lawsuits.
It will probably be a while before we hear more information in reference to Apple's appeal, but we'll keep you posted on this story as more details become available.
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SpaceTrucker
December 09, 2009 at 8:22am
They got a patent for a motherboard? They sued Apple for violating it and won? How is this possible, Apple doesn't make their motherboards, they contract someone else for it, why didn't this company go after the motherboard manufacturers?!?
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