Appeals Court Reverses VirnetX's $502 Million Patent Victory Against Apple

Apple Inc. convinced a U.S. appeals court to throw out a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc. in a long-running fight over internet privacy technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Feder.al Circuit said the verdict could not stand after the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board canceled the virtual private network (VPN) patents VirnetX accused Apple of infringing.

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