wraggster
February 25th, 2015, 22:52
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6d3d4b317eaecaab514f9013c38d54c6/201526697/apple-beats-iphone-5c-getty.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/apple-pays-in-itunes-patent-lawsuit/)
Despite attempts to curb patent trolls (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/21/white-house-offers-new-web-tools-to-help-fight-patent-trolls/), at least some of them are getting lucky -- and this week, one got very lucky. A Texas court has ordered Apple (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/apple-told-by-jury-to-pay-532-9-million-in-gaming-patent-trial) to pay a whopping $532.9 million to Smartflash, a holding company which sued over claims that iTunes (specifically its copy protection, payment systems and storage) violates its patents. The Cupertino crew allegedly abused the inventions on purpose, in part because one of its execs was briefed on them over a decade ago.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/apple-pays-in-itunes-patent-lawsuit/
Despite attempts to curb patent trolls (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/21/white-house-offers-new-web-tools-to-help-fight-patent-trolls/), at least some of them are getting lucky -- and this week, one got very lucky. A Texas court has ordered Apple (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/apple-told-by-jury-to-pay-532-9-million-in-gaming-patent-trial) to pay a whopping $532.9 million to Smartflash, a holding company which sued over claims that iTunes (specifically its copy protection, payment systems and storage) violates its patents. The Cupertino crew allegedly abused the inventions on purpose, in part because one of its execs was briefed on them over a decade ago.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/apple-pays-in-itunes-patent-lawsuit/