Apple owes WiLAN $85 million in royalties, U.S. jury rules

A jury in San Diego has ruled that Apple owes WiLan $85 million for infringing patents related to wireless communications. WiLAN is a a Quarterhill Inc. company.
Why is it that Apple owes WiLAN $85 million? WiLAN invented Wideband Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, or W-OFDM, a modulation technique that is now the standard for broadband wireless applications. Members of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) pursued W-OFDM for their developing 802.11a standard and,