Apple Inc to pay $440M to VirnetX Inc for patent infringements

In a blow to Apple Inc, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Cupertino cannot avoid paying $440 million in damages for using VirnetX Inc’s patented internet security technology without permission. Apple uses VirnetX Inc’s technologies in its FaceTime video calling features. Supreme court justices rejected Apple’s appeal in the long-running case concurring with a…

U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of the Inter partes review process

To the chagrin of patent trolls and big pharma, in a ruling with widespread implications for high technology companies, including Apple and Samsung, U.S. Supreme Court justices in a 7-2 ruling upheld the IPR system. In a development with significant implications for tech companies, on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court approved of a government review…