Jeff Campbell
12-11-2009, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_hit_with_21.7_million_judgment_in_chip_patent_case/' target='_blank'>http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/arti...ip_patent_case/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"OPTi, a former semiconductor vendor that now exists to license its chipset intellectual property, last week received a US$21.7 million judgment against Apple in a ruling by Judge Chad Everingham in the Eastern District of Texas. In determining that Apple did not willfully violate OPTi's patent, the judge granted a $19 million infringement reward and an additional $2.7 million in pre-judgment interest."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/zt/auto/1260376439.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p><em>Image Credit: iphonenano.net</em></p><p>Apple isn't the only one that is in OTPi's sights as they plan on going after <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/144860/2009/12/opti_judgment.html" target="_blank">AMD next</a>. You can view the press release from OPTi <a href="http://opti.com/releases/Apple release 12-4-09.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, and I'm sure this is no surprise, but Apple plans to appeal the ruling. </p>