Apple Inc. v. Wi-Lan Inc., No. 20-2011 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 4, 2022)

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered a final judgment (1) that Apple in- fringed claims 9, 26, and 27 of U.S. Patent No. 8,457,145 and claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 8,537,757; (2) that those claims had not been proven invalid; and (3) that awarded Wi-LAN $85.23 million in damages. Apple appeals, and Wi-LAN cross-appeals. For the following reasons, we af- firm-in-part, reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand. BACKGROUND I The ’145 patent is directed to allocating bandwidth i n a wireless communication system.