Apple Ordered to Pay $502.8 Million for Infringing VirnetX VPN Patents
MrPlow writes:
Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956
In another chapter of the legal battle between Apple and VirnetX, a jury in Texas decided today in a 90-minute session that Apple will be required to pay an additional $502.8 million for infringing patents of the security software company VirtneX[sic].
As reported by Bloomberg, the jury had to decide how much Apple owes VirnetX in royalities for VPN on Demand. VirnetX accuses Apple of infringing on its VPN patents on iOS, which offers features to let users connect to virtual private networks on iPhone and iPad.
VirnetX argued that Apple should pay $700 million for the infractions, but Apple tried to negotiate on $113 million claiming that the royalty rate should not be more than 19 cents per unit. The jury's final decision determined that Apple would have to pay 84 cents per unit.
An Apple spokesman said he was disappointed with the result.
Previously:
After Five Losses, Apple Finally Wins A Round In $600M Virnetx Facetime Patent Mega-Battle
Apple Loses VirnetX Patent Retrial, Must Pay $302.4 Million
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