Final Judgment of $1.20 Per Infringing Apple Device Plus Interest, Costs and Sunset Royalty
ZEPHYR COVE, Nevada.,– August 31, 2018 – VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on August 30, 2018, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, entered a Final Judgment and issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Order”) regarding post-trial motions resulting from the prior $502.6 million jury verdict (“Verdict”) for VirnetX in the ongoing patent infringement action between VirnetX Inc. (“VirnetX”) and Apple Inc (“Apple”).
In the Order, The Court affirmed the jury’s verdict of $502.6 million and granted VirnetX’s motions for supplemental damages, a sunset royalty and the royalty rate set at $1.20 per infringing iPhone, iPad and Mac products, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and costs.
In the Order, the Court denied Apple’s Omnibus Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law under Rule 50(b) and for a New Trial.
“We are extremely pleased with the Court’s Final Judgment of $502 million affirming the jury’s verdict of $1.20 per infringing device and granting us supplemental damages, a sunset royalty, interest and costs. This is the fourth time a jury has unanimously found in our favor against Apple and the patents in this suit have been found not invalid by the Federal Court of Appeals,” said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President. “This Final Judgment is warranted due to the large amount of infringing Apple devices. The cost of our security technology in infringing devices has been apportioned and is less than a quarter of one percent of the device’s cost. We believe this established per device rate for security is very reasonable and will greatly assist us with our domestic and global licensing efforts.”
About VirnetX
VirnetX Holding Corporation is an Internet security software and technology company with patented technology for secure communications including 4G LTE security. The Company’s software and technology solutions, including its secure domain name registry and Gabriel Connection Technology™, are designed to facilitate secure communications and to create a secure environment for real-time communication applications such as instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, eReaders and video conferencing. The Company’s patent portfolio includes over 115 U.S. and international patents and over 50 pending applications. For more information, please visit www.virnetx.com
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