According to our resources, Gurinder Sahi & Terani ( both,former BITS Pilani student) in a team of 4 enggineers invented a technolgy that increases the processing power of microprocessors .They were granted patent for their technology in the US in 1998 . This technolgy is used by apple in their flagship phones namely iphone 5 , 5s , 6 and their latest model iphone 6s .
The lawsuit was filed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ( WARF ) , University of Wisconsin in the Wisconsin court . WARF asked $862.4 million in damages but the compensation amount is not confirmed till now . The case is to processed in 3 stages which are liability , dameges & willfull infrignment . In the last hearing ,the court has directed apple to pay the sum of $400 million. If found apple would to have to pay additional $400 million.
WARF had sued Intel for the same technolgy in 2008 . but the case was setteled out of court for and undisclosed sum of money .
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