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  • Tokyo Court Orders Apple To Pay 330 Million Yen Over Patent Infringement

    Tokyo Court Orders Apple To Pay 330 Million Yen Over Patent Infringement

    The Tokyo District Court Thursday ordered Apple, Inc. to pay 330 million yen (about $3.35 million) in damages to Japanese inventor Norihiko Saito for patent infringement involving iPod music player. The patent that Saito’s company applied for in 1998 covers a technology for the click wheel controller that Apple has used for its iPod player…