In a significant ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) vacated judgments in favor of Optis Cellular Technology against Apple, citing violations of the Seventh Amendment regarding jury trials. The Court reversed previous judgments of patent infringement and damages, emphasizing improper jury instructions from the Eastern District of Texas that combined multiple patent claims into a single question. This case, rooted in a tense dispute over standard-essential patents related to LTE technology, illustrates the ongoing complexities of patent law and the critical importance of jury instructions in trial proceedings.
The Federal Circuit ruled that the district court's jury instructions violated Apple's Seventh Amendment rights, impacting the patent infringement case brought by Optis.
A precedential ruling from the Federal Circuit vacated previous judgments favoring Optis, highlighting significant issues with jury instructions and the handling of patent claims.
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