https://wccftech.com/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-apples-appeal-against-440-million-in-damages/

The United States Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s appeal to not pay $440 million in damages to VirnetX Inc, as a result of a patent infringement case. VirnetX had sued Apple in 2010 for infringing its patents through technology used in FaceTime video calls, as well as VPN functionality in iOS.

Apple was originally slapped with damages of $302 million, which were raised to $439.7 million after the inclusion of interest and “other costs”. Later, in 2018, a federal jury in Texas awarded $502.6 million in damages to VirnetX. Through various appeals and rulings, the damages were reduced to $440 million again.