steven36 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Apple has been ordered to pay $625 million to notorious patent troll VirnetX after a U.S. court judged that the iPhone-maker had infringed on patents used in its iMessage and FaceTime services. VirnetX, which is commonly referred to as a troll because it makes almost of its revenue from patent licensing and lawsuits, has sued a number of tech companies over the past decade. It settled a 2014 dispute with Microsoft over patents used in Skype, pocketing $24 million in the process, and made $200 million from the Redmond-based company via a 2010 case. “The jury saw what we have been saying all along: Apple has been infringing VirnetX’s patented technology for years,” the legal firm that represents VirnetX said in a statement. Apple said it would appeal the decision. The company argued that the patents in question are not valid. “We are surprised and disappointed by the verdict and we’re going to appeal. Our employees independently designed this technology over many years, and we received patents to protect this intellectual property. All four of VirnetX’s patents have been found invalid by the patent office. Cases like this simply reinforce the desperate need for patent reform,” it said in a statement. Nevada-based VirnetX previously won $368 million from Apple in 2013 when a U.S. court adjudged that it infringed on patents used in FaceTime and its VPN service inside iOS. Apple later tweaked its services, but VirnetX argued that the changes weren’t enough. In addition to Apple and Microsoft, VirnetX has taken on Cisco, Avaya, Siemens and others for alleged patent violations. The Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 A cancer that needs purged from this Earth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibranium Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Totally agreed. There is not a shred of "innovation" when it comes to patent trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I hate patent trolls but I have no problem with them going after people like Apple. It's karma! Apple have had some utterly absurd patents granted and enforced and it's about time they started to get some comeback from community. ..And no, I'm not a Android fanboy. I own/use Android and iOS devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 12 hours ago, GRiM said: I hate patent trolls but I have no problem with them going after people like Apple. It's karma! Apple have had some utterly absurd patents granted and enforced and it's about time they started to get some comeback from community. ..And no, I'm not a Android fanboy. I own/use Android and iOS devices. They also have those absurd patents because someone else will patent those if they don't. If they didn't patent a rectangle with rounded corners, Samsung would and the roles in court would be reversed. A rigged zero-sum game through and through. Microsoft is making more off Android than Google because of patents/licensing. Also, just exactly how can "standards" such as "3G/4G/LTE/GSM/Whatever tech makes the radios work" be a "Standard" AND "Licensed/Patented"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibranium Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 You'd be surprised at the number of basic, un-innovative concepts with approved US patents. The web is flooded with laughable examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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