Apple settles with Unwired Planet day before trial
Apple has settled its patent infringement dispute with licensing company Unwired Planet just one day before trial was set to begin.
This ended several years of litigation between the parties.
Yesterday, Apple and Unwired Planet informed Judge Vince Chhabria at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division that they had reached a settlement and would be filing a stipulation of dismissal.
The same day, the parties filed a motion to dismiss the dispute, including claims for relief against Apple with prejudice, and Apple’s claims, defences or counterclaims for relief against Unwired Planet without prejudice.
Unwired Planet had sued Apple back in September 2012, alleging infringement of a number of US patents centring on wireless technology.
According to the suit, Apple infringed through its systems and services such as the App Store, Siri and iTunes.
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