VirnetX today received $ 502.6 milli in a patent lawsuit against Apple, reports Bloomberg . Apple's FaceTime, iMessage and VPN Demand features would violate four VirnetX patents related to communicatis security.
Apple's legal dispute with VirnetX lasted eight years and several lawsuits up to now, and the $ 502.6 milli granted to the patent company today are distinct from the 439 milli dollars granted to VirnetX in October in another lawsuit. Today's Jury Prize of $ 502.6 milli seems to refer to new versis of Apple devices that have a new FaceTime protocol introduced in iOS 7 and iOS 8.
The CEO of VirnetX said that the damages awarded, based sales of more than 400 milli Apple devices, were "fair" and that "the evidence was clear".
Originally, VirnetX sued Apple in 2010, alleging that Apple's FaceTime peer-to-peer cnecti technology infringed its patents. VirnetX's initially was awarded $ 368.2 milli in 2012, but the original case was <a …
