VienetX VS Apple: Apple violated patents on FaceTime and required to pay hundreds of millions

Apple lost a lawsuit from VirnetX, having made unauthorized use of its patents number of services, including FaceTime
VirnetX's technology use. FaceTime service (Photo: Official website)
Apple strikes: the giant company will have to pay an amount of 368.2 million dollars to VirnetX, after the latter won the case against her, claiming unauthorized use of its patents Apple number of services, including FaceTime.
Texas court ruled yesterday (Tuesday) that Apple was guilty and she must pay compensation (although lower than the requested amount - was 708 million). Apple is expected to appeal the decision.
"For years, Apple has refused to pay the value of VirnetX's patents. Claims she has not violated, but the opening show that they did not notice patents of other companies who developed the system," said attorney Doug Cowley VirnetX. The ruling said that VirnetX get an order prohibiting the use Vamtzaotih Apple.
This is not the first time that VirnetX wins this lawsuit. In 2010 won the Microsoft and made her pay $ 200 million for infringement of two patents used by Microsoft operating system, windows and software, office. She is currently waiting for rulings in claims filed against Cisco and Avaya. Apple, for its part, has won a few months ago a huge lawsuit against Samsung, claiming patent violates the iPhone smartphones it produces.