Apple really must learn that there's no point making money if you have to spend it all in court. A recent legal mishap could cost them a massive £600 million in damages but in a last ditch attempt to save their pocket money Steve and Co have asked the court to 'reconsider.'
On 1 October, a US jury found in favour of Mirror Worlds in a patent dispute over technology to display documents on computer screens as used by Apple's Spotlight, Time Machine and Cover Flow.
Mirror Worlds alleged that Apple had infringed four of its patents and after weighing evidence the jury said three out of four had been infringed and thus awarded the company $208.5m damages for each one.
Apple is asking for a delay to the judge’s final decision saying there were unresolved issues with two of the three remaining patents in the case. If the court agrees damages will be reduced to $208.5m. However, if the judge decides three patents have been infringed the damages award of $625.2m will rank among the largest in US legal history.
Mirror Worlds founder David Gelertner said he was “tremendously grateful” to his lawyers after hearing the verdict, I bet he was.
With these tech companies making a depressing amount of money, two things are certain: poverty will never be history and the civil laws books are going to be practically rewritten.
Source: BBCNEWS
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