I-Apple ibisoloko isilwela i-patent troll i-VirnetX ukusukela ngo-2010. Njengeemeko zelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza, ezi zikholisa ukuthatha iminyaka emininzi ukuya ematyaleni. Ngelishwa, kuzo zonke, inkampani esekwe eCupertino ilahlekile kwaye kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba ahlawule amakhulu ezigidi zeerandi.
Isimangalo samva nje seVirnetX sinxulumene neFaceTime kunye netekhnoloji eyisebenzisayo, itekhnoloji ebhaliswe phantsi kwegama lale patent troll, ityala Apple walahlekelwa kwaye kwanyanzeleka ukuba ahlawule $502,6 yezigidi.
U-Apple ucele ukuvavanywa kwakhona, kodwa njengoko sinokufunda eBloomberg, inkampani kaTim Cook ayiyi kuba nethuba lesibini, ekubeni iNkundla yeSibheno yase-United States isikhabile isicelo sokuphinda sihlolisise isigqibo esenziwe ngoNovemba odlulileyo apho i-Apple ifunyenwe inetyala lokuphula amalungelo amabini e-VirnetX.
Ngexesha lokuxoxwa kwetyala, amanye amatyala amabini okwaphulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza aye arhoxiswa, ngelixa amanye amabini amkelwa, ngaphezu kwesizathu esaneleyo I-Apple iya kucela ukuba iphindwe kwakhona ,into ngelishwa ayizukwenzeka.
I-502,6 yezigidi zeedola i-Apple kwafuneka ihlawule kwi-VirnetX yafakwa enkundleni xa kubhengezwa isigwebo. Ubuncinci, i-Apple ikwazile ukuba isigwebo senkundla sithunyelwe kwinkundla esezantsi ukujonga ukuba banako na ukubala kwakhona umonakalo quantified.
Njengoko ndikhankanyile, imbali yokulwa kwenkundla phakathi kwe-Apple kunye neVirnetX ibuyela umva, nangona iimvavanyo ziye zahlala iminyaka emininzi. NgoJanuwari 2019, enye inkundla ugwebe uApple ukuba ahlawule i-440 yezigidi zeedola kwiVirnetX, isigwebo esathi iApple yabhena ngokungaphumeleliyo.
UMicrosoft kunye noGoogle zezinye iinkampani ezinkulu zetekhnoloji baye bajongana neVirnetX ngeziphumo ezifanayo. Iinkampani ezinkulu zetekhnoloji zidiniwe kukutyeba ngepatent troll ngeendleko zokuthenga iinkampani esele ziza kuvala zinomnqweno owodwa wokubamba amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza ukumangalela ezona nkampani zinkulu.
