Apple orders payment of compensation of 50 billion yen or more to patent · troll

In a trial where Apple filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple and asked for damages, Apple ordered $ 520.6 million (about 56 billion yen) payment to Apple.

Apple Must Pay $ 502.6 Million to VirnetX, Federal Jury Rules - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-10/apple-owes-502-6-million-to-virnetx-says-federal-jury-in-texas

VirnetX is a so-calledPatent · TrollWe are proud of "achievements" that have appealed to Microsoft, Cisco and others. VernetX has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in 2010 since Apple technology such as FaceTime, iMessage, VPN on Demand etc. to infringe on intellectual property rights of iPhone infringes its own intellectual property right. For Apple vs. VirnetX, there was once an order of compensation of $ 626 million (about 67 billion yen).

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After that, the federal court abandoned the above-mentioned trial decision and the Texas federal judge had decided to halve damages to 322.4 million dollars (about 34 billion yen). The Texas State federal jury ordered $ 520.6 million (about 56 billion yen) in intellectual property lawsuits heard in parallel in parallel with the lawsuit above this time. VirnetX 's CEO Kendall Lassen said, "The evidence was clear, we were satisfied with the decision that we did not have to worry about anything just by telling the truth. VirnetX's revenue in 2017 is about 1 million dollars (about 110 million yen), and immediately after winning compensation orders exceeding 50 billion yen, VirnetX's stock price soared 44% by overtime transaction It is.

However, Apple has appealed it for reasons and refuses to pay reparations, as VirnetX has given invalidation trials of some patents listed as reasons for intellectual property infringement before this sentence It is said to be promising. The trial between Apple and VirnetX is likely to continue.