VirnetX Files Follow-Up Patent Lawsuit Targeting Apple's Latest Products

VirnetX need to protect their IP, just like Apple would and does.
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Regardless of Apple, winning or losing, software patents suckass.

Another patent troll lawsuit?

From what I've read, VirnetX is not a patent troll but they do seem to have patents that should not have been granted in the first place.

Software patents are a real mess, to say the least.

Good for them. They invented the technology and won a patent for it. And shoul be able to protect it.



Oh that's right. It's against Apple so it's bad now right?

LOL! because what? nobody ever did any work to design algorithms? It doesn't take years of research? design? analysis? optimization? People don't build their entire careers on it?

No - because algorithms are not novel, 40 people could simultaneously solve the same problem the same way and giving 1 of them permission to sue the other 39 is just plain stupid.

It also means that it is impossible for anyone to actually write software without being a multi-millionaire.

I mean - how on earth can I possibly determine if my app is legal or not, if people might have patented some obvious way of doing something ?

The group of SAIC employees that formed this "company" is just looking for a big payout by baiting Apple to buy them out in order to own this technology. It may work and it is a pretty bold move, too.

SAIC has been shedding employees and entire departments this year as money from the No Such Agency's wild spending spree for eavesdropping tech has been dialed back. I am sure these are some of those caught in that downsizing and why not look to capitalize in a big way on this?

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Good for them. They invented the technology and won a patent for it. And shoul be able to protect it.



Oh that's right. It's against Apple so it's bad now right?

Just a fine point. Patents are not "won" as in a competition. They are granted based on the uniqueness of a product or procedure.

By "following up" their lawsuit and adding EVERY new Apple product that has come out since filing, they are definitely trolling.
According to the lawsuit, FaceTime is the "offending" technology, not the hardware. One judgement on the software is sufficient. By going after all of Apple's new products, they are most certainly trolling.

This is nothing more than a couple of out-of-work SAIC employees hoping to never have to work again.

So I assume you believe that Apple shouldn't pursue anything with Samsung based on their implementation of Android then since they've already sued once. Is that right?

Ah, was Samsung not required to pay 1B to Apple? Or is that still on-going? I thought the verdict had been reached.

It's going through appeals. Not sure what you're asking though. My point was that if Apple can keep going after Samsung's newest models for the same thing and they aren't patent trolls (being called that) then VirnetX shouldn't be called a patent troll.

So I assume you believe that Apple shouldn't pursue anything with Samsung based on their implementation of Android then since they've already sued once. Is that right?

I believe one lawsuit is sufficient for the software.

Samsung's hardware is another matter. They blatantly copied the iPhone.

Reserve patents for inventions - not discoveries, shapes, colours or algorithms.

LOL! because what? nobody ever did any work to design algorithms? It doesn't take years of research? design? analysis? optimization? People don't build their entire careers on it?

Thank you for putting this on the iOS blog, and not the front page. Please do this with all future legal crap.