Apple ordered to pay $502.6M to VirnetX after jury finds patent infringement
by Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica - All content on (#3MGG9)
Enlarge / Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.), shows his phone to the media as he FaceTimes his daughter at the Capitol in 2015. (credit: Al Drago/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
VirnetX Holding Corporation-a Nevada company that many would dub a "patent troll" as it has no meaningful source of income outside of patent litigation-has won a $502.6 million judgement against Apple in a legal case that has dragged on since 2012.
In October 2017, Apple was also ordered to pay over $439 million as its "VPN on Demand" feature and FaceTime were determined to violate VirnetX's patents.
However, this verdict may not stand on appeal.
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