US-based technology giant Apple has been around for more than 10 years. VirnetX lawsuit with a company called The reason for this lawsuit is the patent dispute of VirnetX. According to VirnetX’s claim, their patents were used without permission for some features in FaceTime and iMessage. In the early stages of the trial process, Apple’s VirnetX $502.8 million It was ordered to pay damages and Apple appealed the decision.

Now the decision of the Court of Appeal is known. Court, Apple’s that you are right decided to withdraw the compensation decision. Thus, Apple avoids paying half a billion dollars in damages. is stored.

VirnetX, a company known as a “patent roll”

The patent dispute, which has been going on for at least 10 years, is very different from what we are used to because of the plaintiff. VirnetX, a company that actually offers a product or service not. The sole purpose of the company is to obtain a patent and make money by suing the companies that use this patent. That’s why VirnetX,”patent trollAlso known as “. The company, which has taunted Apple via FaceTime and iMessage, seems to have not found what it was looking for on the last point.

In the meantime; The tension between VirnetX and Apple not the first time It’s worth mentioning. Apple had to pay $ 450 million in compensation for this company in recent years. Apple, which has been tried 3 times in other cases due to the inability to understand various patents, this time from this war. the victorious side it happened.