VirnetX company has long earned a reputation as a noble patent troll. Hobby representatives of this
storage patents in order to further profit. The scheme is simple: this development we have patented before you, and you have taken it and copied unashamedly by applying in their products.
A further scenario is usually the same type. VirnetX suing a specific IT-corporation lawyers establish the extent of damage from the violation, the trial has been delayed for a few months (sometimes years), and then the company can obtain a good financial jackpot.
At gunpoint VirnetX were Microsoft, and Samsung, and Apple. Many even several times.
Another trial again ended in favor of the patent troll. Texas Court jury found Apple guilty of violating patents owned by VirnetX. According to the court the American company is obliged to pay a penalty in the amount of $ 302.4 million.
The essence of technology is impaired to use video transmission algorithm FaceTime service. The rights to the technology of "personalized delivery of media content to the subscriber over a network multimediaservera" belong VirnetX. And the fact that their company has never used (and is unlikely to plans) - no one cares.
Precedents between Apple and VirtneX - a regular phenomenon. In 2012 VirtneX requested amount of 368.2 million dollars; In February 2016 the "Lord of patents" did not like the use of a closed network for the organization of correspondence in the iMessage service. Damage was estimated at $ 532 million, but lawyers still have defended the rights of Apple.
It turns out that because of these technology companies do not always develop as rapidly as it would like the average user. Implement the idea is simple. Complicated apply it in a way to avoid becoming a victim of patent trolls.
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