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Appel has been ordered to pay $439.7 million to the patent-holding firm VirnetX for infringing on four patented technologies that were apparently used in FaceTime and other iOS apps. According to The Verge, Apple plans to appeal the ruling, continuing this long-running patent battle, which began back in 2012.
VirnetX first filed suit against Apple in 2010, winning $368 million just two years later. It then sued again in 2012, which is the suit that's being ruled on today. Apple initially lost the suit, then filed for a mistrial. It won a new trial, lost that trial, was ordered to pay around $300 million, then lost some more and is now having that amount upped even further. That's because a judge found Apple guilty of willful infringement, bumping its payment amount from $1.20 per infringing Apple device to $1.80 per device. Those include certain iPhones, iPads, and Macs. VirnetX says the ruling is "very reasonable." Apple didn't issue a statement other than to say that it plans to appeal. While $440 million isn't a lot of money for Apple, there's principle at stake here: VirnetX is a patent troll that makes its money from licensing patents and suing other parties. The company's SEC filing states, "Our portfolio of intellectual property is the foundation of our business model."

Read More @ https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/1648...al-planned

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Looks like Apple is getting themselves into some big fucking trouble. They need to be careful.

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Looks like Apple is getting themselves into some big fucking trouble. They need to be careful.

They are trying to beat the patent troll just out of spite, they can easily afford it for now. I am actually hoping that people begin to win against patent trolls, I am all for defending a patent, but these companies have been killing off a lot of start ups.