VirnetX Inc. et al v. Apple Inc.

  1. October 07, 2020

    Apple Wants Special COVID-19 Exception In VirnetX IP Trial

    Apple told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that special court entrance rules should apply to its senior director of IP litigation and that he shouldn't have to quarantine for two weeks before entering the courthouse for an Oct. 26 patent trial against VirnetX.

  2. August 14, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: All Eyes On Texas

    In this round of intellectual property updates tied to the ongoing pandemic, patent trials across Texas continued to get pushed back, except in Marshall, where an in-person jury hit Apple with a half-billion-dollar verdict Tuesday.

  3. August 10, 2020

    Pandemic Prompts 2-Month Delay In Apple, VirnetX Rematch

    Citing the ongoing spread of the coronavirus in Texas, a federal judge ordered a two-month delay Monday in VirnetX's hotly anticipated retrial against Apple over two patents related to the program VPN On Demand.

  4. August 07, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Remdesivir Drama & Jury Trial Regret

    In this round of intellectual property updates tied to the ongoing pandemic, attorneys general put pressure on the federal government to make COVID-19 drugs more accessible, patent trials in Texas remain in the air, and one attorney expresses guilt for proceeding with an in-person jury trial.

  5. August 03, 2020

    VirnetX Calls Apple's Bid To Delay IP Retrial 'Fearmongering'

    An attorney for VirnetX told a Texas federal judge Monday that Apple's request to push back a $700 million in-person jury retrial over damages because of the COVID-19 pandemic is an attempt to delay the resolution of a decade-old patent infringement case and gain a tactical advantage.

  6. July 29, 2020

    Apple Wants $700M VirnetX Retrial Pushed Back Due To Virus

    Apple has urged a Texas federal court to delay its upcoming $700 million retrial with VirnetX, saying infection rates in the areas surrounding the courthouse are so high that it's "a virtual certainty that someone with COVID-19 will be at the trial," according to a motion unsealed Wednesday.

  7. July 17, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Delays, Masks & Ducks

    Even as a remote patent trial finishes up in New York, judges in Delaware are pushing dates back and Apple is asking for further delays in Texas. On the trademark end, 3M has reported back on its litigation campaign over N95 masks. Here are some recent intellectual property updates tied to the coronavirus outbreak that you may have missed.

  8. July 15, 2020

    Apple Nabs PTAB Win Against VirnetX, Seeks Remote Hearing

    Apple on Tuesday asked the Eastern District of Texas to hold a pretrial conference for its upcoming $700 million retrial with VirnetX remotely amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, the same day the Patent Trial and Appeal Board struck down parts of two VirnetX patents involved in the companies' battle.

  9. June 02, 2020

    VirnetX Wants Apple's 'Crucial' Docs Ahead Of $700M Retrial

    VirnetX is urging an Eastern District of Texas court to order Apple to turn over "crucial" documents about its virtual private network systems, which were found to have infringed VirnetX's patented technology, ahead of a new trial this summer over potentially $700 million in damages.

  10. March 10, 2020

    Fresh Start Or $461M: Apple, VirnetX Battle Over Verdict Redo

    Apple has asked the Eastern District of Texas for a new trial to determine how much it owes VirnetX for patent infringement after the Federal Circuit threw out a nearly $600 million award, while VirnetX said it should get at least $461 million based on the old verdict.

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