U.S. jury awards Canada’s WiLAN $145.1-million in damages against Apple

A federal jury in California has awarded Canadian intellectual property company WiLAN Inc $145.1-million in damages against Apple Inc for patent infringement, according to a court filing on Wednesday.

The jury in San Diego determined that versions of Apple’s iPhone infringed two WiLAN patents relating to wireless communications technology, the patent licensing company said in a statement.

WiLAN is a unit of Quarterhill Inc.

Apple was not immediately available for comment on the verdict.

In 2013, a U.S. jury ruled in favor of Apple in a separate litigation in which WiLAN had sought $248-million in damages.

Founded in 1992 as a producer of broadband wireless technologies, Ottawa-based WiLAN has shifted focus to licensing an extensive patent portfolio.