Apple Owes Spanish TOT Power $111 Million After Patent Verdict

Apple Inc. owes TOT Power Control SL $110.7 million for infringing a patent covering wireless communications systems by selling products that incorporated Qualcomm modems.

Judge Maryellen Noreika finalized a jury verdict awarding the damages in the form of a 25-cent-per-unit running royalty, in a judgment entered Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. A jury determined on Monday Apple infringed US Patent No. 7,532,865 but didn’t infringe US Patent No. 7,496,376.

Apple didn’t prove the ‘865 patent was invalid, according to the verdict.

An Apple spokesperson said in an email the company is disappointed with ...