Apple Found Infringing SkyTel Patents, Ordered To Pay $23.6 Million.
Unfair Apple ordered to pay $23.6 Million.
Two way messaging Patents developed for the SkyTel network and owned by
Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC are sound and were
infringed by Apple, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, said late
yesterday. MTel, was awarded $23.6 million, about a tenth of what it had been
seeking in damages. It was seeking $1 per device which amounted to $237.2 Million. MTel claimed Apple’s Airport Wi-Fi products and
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices with messaging used the
technology.
“Apple is refusing to acknowledge the contributions of
others, This case is about
fairness.” MTel lawyer Deron Dacus of the Dacus Firm in Tyler,
Texas, told the jury in closing arguments. Guess Apple was unfair, in the eyes of the jury.
Samsung, Apple's rival also faces the similar lawsuit scheduled to go in to a trial by jury soon.
Bloomberg
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