TYLER, Texas, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury has
awarded internet security software company VirnetX (NYSE AMERICAN:
VHC) $502.6 million, finding Apple
Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) willfully infringed on four patents used for
VPN on Demand and Facetime in Apple products.
The finding that Apple willfully infringed on four VirnetX
communications patents could lead to higher damages. The liability
and damages verdict was returned on April
10 at the end of a seven-day trial, and the willful
infringement finding was returned the following day. It is the
third jury verdict in the past two years that lawyers with
East Texas-based firm Ward, Smith
& Hill, PLLC, have secured for VirnetX in its long-running
legal battle with Apple.
Judge Robert W. Schroeder III
heard the case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Texas, Tyler Division. The
dispute involved U.S. Patent Nos. 6,502,135; 7,490,151; 7,418,504;
and 7,921,211.
VirnetX was represented at trial by Ward, Smith & Hill name
partner Johnny Ward and Caldwell
Cassady & Curry attorneys Brad
Caldwell, Jason Cassady,
Austin Curry and Chris Stewart.
In September 2016, Mr. Ward played
a key role in securing a $302 million
patent infringement verdict for VirnetX. Seven months prior to that
verdict, Mr. Ward and attorney Claire
Abernathy Henry assisted with a $625.6 million patent verdict win against
Apple.
To learn more about Ward, Smith & Hill's patent litigation
practice, visit:
http://wsfirm.com/practice-areas/patent-litigation/.
The case is VirnetX Inc. et al v. Apple Inc., case
6:12-cv-00855, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas.
Longview, Texas-based Ward,
Smith & Hill, PLLC, has tried more than 350 cases to verdict,
earning a national reputation in high-stakes claims involving
complex commercial litigation, intellectual property law, oil and
gas matters, bad faith insurance claims, and serious personal
injury claims. The firm frequently assists lawyers nationwide in
complex cases before Texas juries.
To learn more about the firm, visit http://www.wsfirm.com.
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