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Apple faces $506m patent dispute payout

A US judge has ordered Apple to pay more than half a billion dollars to a university after the tech firm failed to abide by an earlier court ruling.

Apple was sued in 2014 for allegedly using a technology developed by a professor and his students in its iPhone chips without the University of Wisconsin-Madison's permission.

Apple was ordered to pay about $234m (£179m) when it lost the patent case.

That sum has now been more than doubled because it continued to use the tech.

The judge said that additional damages and interest brought the sum owed to $506m.

However, Apple still hopes to overthrow the fine by appealing against the original jury verdict.

The penalty is still less than the $862m the university had originally sought in damages.

That is because Apple was found not to have deliberately infringed the university's microchip technology.

The patent in question outlined a way to boost computing performance by predicting how processors are about to be used.

The original case covered Apple's use of the invention in its A7, A8 and A8X processors, which are found in devices including the iPhone 5S and the iPad Air 2.

Apple did not re-engineer the chips after losing the dispute in 2015 nor pull the relevant products from sale, and thus became liable for the additional payout.

The university is also seeking further compensation for Apple's continued infringement of the patent in its A9 and A9X chips, which power its iPhone 6S and iPad Pro models.

However, the follow-up legal action has been put on hold until Apple's appeal has been considered.

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苹果面临5.50亿美元的专利纠纷罚款

苹果被指控侵犯了可追溯到1998年的芯片

  美国法官已经下令苹果向威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校支付超过5亿美元罚款，因为苹果公司未能较早的遵守法院裁决。

  苹果公司在2014年，因没有经过威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的许可，涉嫌在iPhone芯片上使用由教授和他的学生开发的技术而被起诉。

  当苹果专利案失败时，苹果被命令支付约2.34亿美元（1.79亿英镑）。

  这笔总额现在已经翻了一番，因为它继续使用了这种技术。

  法官说，额外的损害赔偿利息达到了5.50亿美元。

  不过，苹果仍然希望通过对原来的陪审团判决提出上诉来推翻罚款。

  罚款仍然低于大学原本寻求赔偿的8.62亿美元。

  那是因为苹果被发现没有故意侵犯大学的微芯片技术。

  该专利概述了通过预测处理器将如何使用来提高计算性能的方法。

  原始案例涵盖了苹果在其A7，A8和A8X处理器中使用本发明，这些设备包括iPhone 5S和iPad Air 2等设备。

  苹果在2015年失去争议后没有重新设计芯片，也不会将相关产品推销销售，从而承担额外支付责任。

  该大学还正在寻求进一步的赔偿，苹果公司继续侵犯其专利的A9和A9X芯片，为其iPhone 6S和iPad Pro型号供电。

  但是，苹果现在考虑上诉，后续的法律诉讼已被搁置。

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五十九天江南

      想念家乡的雷阵雨.先是热的一点水分没有似的.突然,一阵阴风吹过,就见西北面一堆黑云压来,隐约还有卡车从公路上开过的声音.这时就算在家的人也能闻到空气中有一股暴雨来临前特有的一种味道。      一阵忙活,怕湿的家什收拾完,街上就会瞬间满人.聊天的声音,大人喊孩子回家的声音响成一片.眼见暴雨就要来临人们却没有半分该有的慌乱.大家都在享受这雨前才有的凉意。      哗的一阵急风,吹的趴在地上伸着舌头的长毛狗毛都分开了,露出里面微红的皮肤.一道闪电照亮天际,接着咔嚓一声脆响.就见长毛狗卷着尾巴就往家里跑,杨树就在身后哗哗的笑了。     这时人们知道暴雨马上就来了,纷纷迈开了步子,却不都是往自己家里走去,而是说笑着朝邻居,朋友的家里走去.大家聚到某一家,围着茶几或喝茶聊天,或打牌下棋.窗外电闪雷鸣,窗内欢声笑语。     两三个小时过后,就会听到小孩喊:"不下啦,不下啦"。然后阳光和彩虹就会被喊出来，所有的烦闷,不顺就像大地一样被冲刷干净,畅快淋漓，北方下雨也充满阳刚之气。

      梅雨时节雨纷纷，江南就像受过委屈的女子,想想就要哭上一会，哭累了就收起眼泪支起下巴朝窗外望去,凄美如画，可再美的景色看久了也会厌烦.。     这五十九天的江南生活终于让我明白了该扎根哪里,确定了人生的走向。     写到这里感觉手背痒痒的.原来一只小蜘蛛爬上了我的手背，走到我的手指尖它徘徊了一会突然调头。我想它是否明白了,前面没有了路,回头却有更多的选择。    原创文章欢迎转载，请注明出处。