Apple slapped with $234m fine for stealing tech used in iPhones
Apple has been fined $234m after a court ruled it had infringed a university's microchip patent that was used in iPhones and iPads without permission.
A jury reached the conclusion that the tech giant's A7, A8 and A8X processors found in the iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus violated the patented technology created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which works to extend a device's battery life by two hours, according to Sky News.
Apple has denied any wrong-doing but is set to face further action from the university's non-profit arm Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) which is set to launch a second lawsuit over the company's newest chips which can be found in the iPad Pro, as well as the iPhone 6s and 6 Plus.
The payout is around $165m (£107m) less than the university's lawyers had initially demanded.