Apple denied motions in VirnetX patent case, slapped with a $440M final judgement
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/apple-denied-motions-in-virnetx-patent-infringement-case-slapped-with-a-440m-final-judgement/
Apple lost a retrial a year ago in an ongoing patent dispute with VirnetX over secure communications protocols in FaceTime and other applications, and today the latter company announced the total amount Apple finally will be required to pay up, after the court that heard the case — United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas — denied all of Apple’s motions filed in the wake of that decision, and affirmed VirnetX’s motions.
According to Virnetx, total final judgement amount will now be $439.7 million, about $140 million higher than previously disclosed. The sum includes the jury verdict of $302.4 million announced last year, additional willful infringement of $41.3 million (upping the royalty rate per device to $1.80 from the $1.20 originally determined a year ago); and interest, costs and attorney fees of $96 million.