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

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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So why won't he rule on the Newegg case?

[aaron4801]

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