Unbelievable……VirnetX is a known serial offender ALWAYS litigating in TEXAS, where the accused always ALWAYS ALWAYS loses. No doubt Apple will win on appeal. Talk about a situation the Congress should be looking into that might actually fall under their purview, rather than badgering Tech companies with issues of which they have little or no understanding!
Virnet owns a valid patent, and Apple infringed it. Am I missing something?
Yes, that software process patents are bullshit to begin with. It’s an idea not an implementation, and patents are supposed to be for tangible implementations. If Apple (or anyone) didn’t copy their code, which they didn’t, then there shouldn’t be a discussion whatsoever.
Unbelievable……VirnetX is a known serial offender ALWAYS litigating in TEXAS, where the accused always ALWAYS ALWAYS loses. No doubt Apple will win on appeal. Talk about a situation the Congress should be looking into that might actually fall under their purview, rather than badgering Tech companies with issues of which they have little or no understanding!
Not likely. Why do you think Apple will fare better on this appeal than they've fared on all the other appeals? Apple has been soundly trounced by VirnetX in multiple trials and appeals. The cases have been going on for a decade and Apple still hasn't prevailed. Back in March I said Apple is employing the Samsung defense of just appeal until everyone get's tired. It's not working here because the verdicts keep getting worse. You should probably look into the history of the cases before confidently proclaiming an Apple victory on appeal.
VirnetX has won on some issues in these cases, but so has Apple. For instance, the Federal Circuit overruled the infringement findings for two of the patents involved in this case. Apple and others have also had a lot of success in PTAB proceedings against VirnetX getting patent claims (including the three this judgment is based on) invalidated.
Further, the damages award in this case didn't get worse for Apple it got better. It went from a royalty rate of $1.20 per unit to a royalty rate of $0.84 per unit.
And the good thing about getting the patents invalidated is that it protects smaller companies too.
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