Apple takes Optis SEP dispute to UK Supreme Court amid US retrial | MLex

By Inbar Preiss ( August 26, 2025, 19:45 GMT | Insight) — Apple has asked the UK Supreme Court to review a $502 million award to Optis, arguing the Court of Appeal wrongly tied its 4G standardized technology licensing ruling to a US damages award that has since been overturned.Apple has applied for permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court following a Court of Appeal ruling that ordered it to pay $502 million plus interest to Optis Cellular Technology for infringement of 4G standard essential patents. The move comes in a filing dated Aug. 11 made public today….

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