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AT&T Mobility LLC<\/a> must pay $166.3 million in damages for violating Finesse Wireless LLC<\/a>'s patent rights with its 4G\/LTE and 5G wireless networks, a jury in East Texas federal court said Friday.
The jury found that AT&T<\/a>'s networks that use Nokia-made equipment in cell towers infringe two patents related to reducing wireless-signal interference owned by Finesse.
Nokia<\/a> and AT&T said in a joint statement they disagreed with the verdict and are considering an appeal. Finesse's lead attorney Joe Grinstein of Susman Godfrey said in a statement that the firm was pleased with the verdict.
Finesse, a Park City, Utah-based patent-holding company for inventor Francis Smith, sued AT&T in 2021 for infringing the patents. Nokia, which designed and made base stations used with AT&T's networks, intervened in the case later that year.
Finesse's lawsuit said AT&T's wireless networks incorporate its patented technology for reducing interference from other signals that can lead to dropped calls, lower voice quality, and slower data delivery.
AT&T and Nokia denied the allegations. The jury on Friday rejected their argument that the patents are invalid.
Finesse settled related disputes with Ericsson Inc<\/a> and Verizon Wireless last year.
The case is Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. 2:21-cv-00316.
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