SEP legal clash continues as China's Iwncomm takes Apple to court again
By MLex Staff ( June 24, 2025, 14:23 GMT | Comment) -- Despite China’s highest court upholding an award of over 143 million yuan ($20 million) in damages to Chinese innovator Iwncomm for patent infringement by US tech giant Apple in 2022, the patent feud between the two companies persists. Iwncomm is pursuing further legal actions, alleging that Apple hasn’t paid royalties for using its patent incorporated into a Chinese national WLAN security standard in newer models of iPhones and iPads.Despite China’s highest court upholding an award of over 143 million yuan ($20 million) in damages to Chinese innovator Iwncomm for patent infringement by US tech giant Apple in 2022, the patent feud between the two companies persists. Iwncomm is pursuing further legal actions, alleging that Apple hasn’t paid royalties for using its patent incorporated into a Chinese national WLAN security standard in newer models of iPhones and iPads....
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