VirnetX chalked up legal another victory Wednesday with a $625 million prize. The company won the award in a patent infringement trial against Apple Inc. covering four patents.
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The trial was a do-over for Apple after an appeals court threw out an earlier judgement against Apple for the same patents. The do-over didn't help, however, as the East Texas court once against found in favor of VirnetX, a non-practicing entity.
The jury awarded $334.9 million for violation of two patents in past versions of iOS for VPN on Demand, as noted by Ars Technica. This was the do-over part of the trial, but the jury awarded another $290.7 million for violation of two other patents in iMessage and FaceTime in newer version of iOS and OS X.
In a statement, lawyers for VirnetX said, "We are thankful for the jurors' hard work and attention in this case, and for reaching a just verdict. The jury saw what we have been saying all along: Apple has been infringing VirnetX's patented technology for years."
You can read more in the full verdict (PDF).
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