Two Indian Engineers Sued Apple For Stealing Their Patent And Just Won Rs 5,600 Crores!

The four engineers (including Gurinder and
Terani) played an instrumental role in
coming up with a technology known as
‘Table-based Data Speculation Circuit for
Parallel Processing Computer’, which
enhances the processing powers of a device.
Apple Inc. used this technology, which was
patented by the WARF in 1998, in powering
their A7, A8, and A8X processing chips.
These chips were used in Apple's flagship
products like the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and
the recently released iPhone 6s. The case
will proceed in 3 phases, namely, liability,
damages, and willful infringement. Although
the jury is yet to decide on the sum that
needs to be awarded to the University, and
the two Indians in question, the university
has asked for remuneration in the region of
$862.4 million in damages.
Apple has already been directed by the court
of law to cough up around $400 million in
the damages phase. But, if found guilty, they
are likely to be slapped with another $400
million. Apple responded to these claims by
saying that the patent was invalid, and that
there was no copyright infringement. The
India-born engineers moved to the US after
completing their graduation from Birla
Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani
(Rajasthan).