Tech: Apple loses Patent lawsuit, has to pay $368 million and MORE

H-I-M

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Just last week, a small Nevada based company called VirnetX won a $368 million judgment against Apple. Apple was alleged to have infringed on four patents related to a method that establishes a secure communication link between two devices. The suit claimed that Apple's FaceTime video chat service infringed on the patents. Apple said in its defense that even if its engineers used the technology described in the patent, it was a small part of very large, complex products and was used inadvertently. According to an attorney who represented VirnetX during the trial, Apple's developers apparently testified that they didn't look at patents while developing FaceTime.

With that in mind, VirnetX is seeking to mine some more gold from Apple. Clutching the same IP it used to win the first case, the company now alleges that Apple's newer products also infringe on the patents. These devices are the Apple iPhone 5, the fourth-generation Apple iPad, the Apple iPad mini, the 5th generation Apple iPod touch and the newest Mac computers. Any Apple device that supports the FaceTime video chat feature that wasn't part of the first suit, is part of the second one.

The new suit was filed the very same day that VirnetX won the first case. In the new suit, VirnetX is seeking a preliminary injunction against the devices allegedly infringing on the patents, as well as damages. The patents involved in the new suit as well as the previous one, are U.S. Patent numbers 6,502,135, 7,418,504, 7,921,211 and 7,490,151.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/After...r-more_id36466

Yes VirnetX, squeeze them apple till all the juice is OUT.

Iris

What goes around comes around

Will_

Getting a taste of their own medicine.

BTrisc

This happens all the time in the industry. People just care now because it's Apple.

Cas

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Originally posted by BTrisc

This happens all the time in the industry. People just care now because it's Apple.

Of course we care because it's Apple. After all the **** that Apple made, every lawsuit against them is cheered by many.

Georges

Yas

http://www.google.com/finance?cid=663422

Sapphire

Samsung is now laughing and having a midnight drink right now

manwhore

thats basically half a billi. Once the 2nd lawsuit comes through, it will be more. Apple also steals patents as apparent by this large multimillion loss.

Mr. Know It All

This isn't that big a deal.

manwhore

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Originally posted by Sapphire

Samsung is now laughing and having a midnight drink right now

And the funniest most

thing about this is that Sammy didnt have to lift a pinky for this one!

Jack. Bauer

I like Apple, but lol.

It's not like they don't deserve it.

Haus

How funny that you'd post this just because it's APPLE

You do realize that VirnetX has sued Microsoft and will be suing others, right? Please make threads for these cases too.

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VirnetX, which won a $200 million settlement from Microsoft Corp. in 2010

It also has claims against Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Avaya Inc. and Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH that are scheduled for trial in March.

$368 million aint **** for Apple, they'll just take it out of the $1.05 billion Samsung paid them

RastaMentality

What Apple thread will you post tomorrow and will everyone post the same replies they do every time? More at 10.

Arking

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Originally posted by Cas

Of course we care because it's Apple. After all the **** that Apple made, every lawsuit against them is cheered by many.

This. And for a company as big as Apple they have no excuse not to look at patents before developing hardware.

LONGWAY2GO.

YES

manwhore

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Originally posted by LONGWAY2GO.

YES

The girls are seething by the truth.

Georges

I am already hearing popping champagne at Samsung headquarters

Haus

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Originally posted by man*****

The girls are seething by the truth.

Not you totally ignoring my post, VirnetX is coming for everyone, I wouldn't be surprised if they found a way to get Samsung.

manwhore

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Originally posted by Haus

Not you totally ignoring my post, VirnetX is coming for everyone, I wouldn't be surprised if they found a way to get Samsung.

Im not here for your broad statements. Child source please.

Even if so, not for this amount. Apple is the troll and now they getting that taste of their own medicine.

Haus

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Originally posted by man*****

Im not here for your broad statements. Child source please.

Even if so, not for this amount. Apple is the troll and now they getting that taste of their own medicine.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-1...-trial-1-.html

Are you going to distrust Bloomberg?