Apple has been ordered to pay $625.6 m after a federal jury in East Texas ruled that services like FaceTime and iMessage infringed on technology patents held by Nevada patent-holding company VirnetX.
VirnetX had previously won a $368 m verdict against Apple on similar claims in 2012. That award was overturned by an appellate court, which ordered a new trial.
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