GoKawiilBurford Capital shares rise 9% after disclosing stake in Apple patent verdict
Litigation funder Burford Capital's stock jumped more than 9% in London trading after it revealed a financial entitlement in Taction Technology's $5.7 billion patent verdict against Apple over the Taptic Engine. Burford said it could receive up to $1.4 billion if the verdict is paid in full, split roughly equally between its balance sheet and investment funds. Court records show Taction's litigation funding came through Kenosha Investments LP, an indirect Burford subsidiary, and Gronostaj Investments LLC.
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The market reaction highlights how litigation funding has become a significant, if often opaque, financial stake in major patent disputes, with funders like Burford able to command outsized returns from jury verdicts. Apple's plan to appeal means the $5.7 billion figure, and Burford's projected payout, remain uncertain rather than guaranteed. The case could draw further attention to the growing practice of third-party litigation funding in high-stakes tech patent cases.
- A jury found Apple's Taptic Engine infringes two Taction Technology patents, awarding $5.7 billion.
- Burford Capital disclosed a funding stake entitling it to up to $1.4 billion of that verdict.
- Apple has said it will appeal, leaving the final payout and Burford's actual return unresolved.
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