Jury: Apple must pay $626 million to patent troll VirnetX

An East Texas jury has ruled that Apple must pay patent-holding company VirnetX $625.6 million for infringing four patents. It's a massive verdict for VirnetX, a company that has no products and makes its money solely through patent litigation.

The verdict form (PDF) shows the jury found Apple infringed on every patent claim that was at issue. The first question was how much Apple should pay for infringement related to two VirnetX patents that it had already been ruled to infringe, and the jury held Apple should pay $334.9 million. It also found in VirnetX's favor on every other patent claim and ordered Apple to pay another $290.7 million for infringing those patent claims.

The two infringing products were Apple's VPN on Demand, and its iMessage service.

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