Apple Patent Fight Could Cost $400M

The tech giant Apple may owe the University of Wisconsin upwards of $400 million for infringing a processor patent. Those are the potential stakes in a suit that got underway this week. The patent, owned by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, helps improve chip efficiency. WARF has asked for the staggering figure, and U.S. District Judge William Conley refused Apple’s request to limit damages. WARF sued in January 2014 alleging that Apple’s A7, A8 and A8X processors violated the 1998 patent.