By Beth Winegarner

Law360, San Francisco (December 12, 2014, 9:40 PM ET) -- A California federal judge on Friday refused to reconsider an October ruling finding Apple Inc.'s iPhones and iPads don’t infringe two wireless-communication technology patents owned by Wi-LAN Inc., saying Wi-LAN failed to show any evidence that he made that ruling in error.

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said that Wi-LAN's arguments regarding his interpretation of the asserted patents didn't show that the court committed “clear error” in those interpretations. Judge Sabraw also noted that the company's motion for reconsideration was the first time it had challenged...