$600 million ruling Against Apple could be thrown outPatent involved "indistinguishable" from previous claim invalidated in August
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A $600 million ruling against Apple may not be upheld.
VirnetX was awarded $595.5 million in September this year.
Federal court aware that the patent in question may be "indistinguishable" from one that the court ruled invalid in August.
A Federal Circuit panel has suggested it may not be able to uphold a $600 million ruling against Apple in favor of VirnetX, over claims that the patent in question is indistinguishable from a patent ruled invalid by a court in August. As reported by AppleInsider, Apple has advised the court that the patent at the center of the ruling is likely to be invalidated over court restrictions that would prevent VirnetX litigation over the same issue twice.
According to the report:
In the 35-minute hearing, Law360 reports Apple told the court VirnetX had to be blocked from asserting the patent in the suit due to "collateral estoppel," to prevent VirnetX ...
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$600 million ruling Against Apple could be thrown out
