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Third Optis jury trial results in a victory for Apple in the US

The patent troll Optis has been told by a US jury that Apple has not infringed on any of its LTE patents, ending the elongated dispute in the US until yet another appeal is made.

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Optis hoped to collect money for every iPhone sold

The latest jury trial occurred after the US Court of Appeals threw out a verdict that would have had Apple paying Optis $300 million in damages. The case was then sent to a trial by jury where the jury members would be asked a single question about the five patents.

According to a report from Reuters, the jury voted unanimously. The question was: “Did Optis prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Apple infringed at least one claim from each of the following patents?”

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