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Federal judge throws out $532.9 million infringement verdict against Apple, orders new damages trial

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/federal-judge-throws-out-5329-million-patent-infringement-verdict-against-apple-orders-new-damage' title="Federal judge throws out $532.9 million infringement verdict against Apple, orders new damages trial"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/07/apple_logo_moscone_closeup.jpg?itok=YwcnZMU1' />[/url]</p> <p>A $532.9 million judgment against Apple has been thrown out by a federal judge. The original judgment had been made after a jury had found that the company's iTunes (http://www.imore.com/itunes) software infringed on three patents from a Texas-based company. The federal judge said that the jury may have received confusing instructions, according to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/08/us-apple-smartflash-damages-idUSKCN0PI1GJ20150708):</p> <!--break-->

<p>In a decision on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap said his jury instructions might have "skewed" jurors' understanding of the damages that Apple should pay SmartFlash LLC, a licensing company that held the patents in dispute.</p>

<p>The damages in the case will need to be retried, with Judge Gilstrap setting a new date of September 14, 2015.</p> <p>Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/08/us-apple-smartflash-damages-idUSKCN0PI1GJ20150708)</p> </div></div></div><br clear='all'/>

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