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A federal jury in California has awarded Canadian patent licensing company WiLan Inc $145.1 million in damages against **Apple Inc** for patent infringement, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The jury in San Diego determined that versions of Apple’s iPhone infringed two WiLan patents relating to wireless communications technology, WiLan, a unit of Quarterhill Inc, said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_4745031” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”]  The Apple logo is seen on a computer screen in this illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau - RC19DEA6F9E0[/caption] Apple confirmed it plans to appeal. The company earlier rejected claims of infringement in pre-trial filings. In 2013, a U.S. jury ruled in favor of Apple in a separate litigation in which WiLan had sought $248 million in damages. Founded in 1992 as a producer of broadband wireless technologies, Ottawa-based WiLan has shifted focus to licensing an extensive patent portfolio.
It was determined that Apple iPhones infringed two WiLan patents relating to wireless technology.
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