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An arm of the University of Wisconsin that handles the school's patent rights scored a major victory this week.  


A jury found Apple guilty of using technology patented by the university back in the '90s in many of its iPhones and iPads.  


UW is now waiting to see what damages will be awarded in the lawsuit. That figure could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.  


MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Kathleen Gallagher, a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, about the case.

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A jury found Apple guilty of using technology patented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison back in the '90s in many of its iPhones and iPads.

An arm of the University of Wisconsin that handles the school's patent rights is looking at a major victory this week.  A jury has found Apple guilty of using technology patented by the university back in the '90s in many of its iPhones and iPads.  UW is now waiting to see what damages will be awarded in the lawsuit. That figure could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Kathleen Gallagher. She's a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and has been covering this case.

Apple faces hefty damages in UW patent lawsuit

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