Apple's appeal to a London Court of Appeal ruling begins Monday at the UK Supreme Court; the ruling required it to pay $502M for using Optis' wireless patents (Alistair Gray/Financial Times)

Alistair Gray / Financial Times : Apple's appeal to a London Court of Appeal ruling begins Monday at the UK Supreme Court; the ruling required it to pay $502M for using Optis' wireless patents — Battle over licensing of mobile connection protocols could shape global rates for other technologies