Apple wants judge to override jury’s verdict in VirnetX battle or order a new trial — Apple World Today

Apple has urged a Texas federal judge to either override a US$502.8 million jury verdict for infringing VirnetX’s network security patents or order a new trial, arguing that no reasonable jury could have awarded such “outsized” damages, reports Law360 (a subscription is required to read the entire article).

This is part of a years-long legal battle between the two companies. In January 2014 VirnetX Holding Company, an Internet security software and technology company (and, by most considerations, a “patent troll”) filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking to supplement its infringement contentions against Apple, the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit.