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Judge Tosses Jury's $533M Patent Verdict Against Apple, Orders New Trial

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes: US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap has thrown out a $532.9 million damages award against Apple after a jury found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by a Texas company. Gilstrap ruled (pdf) that the damages verdict must be thrown out because of faulty jury instructions and has ordered a new trial to be held solely on the issue of damages.

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  1. It's a strange thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's a strange thing, the American court system. The only time the "little guy" wins is when he's a patent troll that everyone wants to lose.

    1. Re:It's a strange thing by halivar · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I have a hard time siding with anyone using software patents offensively. Fuck these guys and their patents. And if Apple asserts software patents in a non-defensive manner, fuck them, too.

    2. Re:It's a strange thing by amiga3D · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Live by the patent, die by the patent. Apple has been know to abuse patents also. The irony is so heavy.