Apple is named in a patent-infringement lawsuit which alleges the Cupertino, Calif. company’s iOS devices violate technology claims regarding virtual private networking.
VirnetX is asking for a court trial and unspecified damages, claiming the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch violate two U.S. patents: No. 6,502,135 – “Agile Network Protocol for Secure Communications with Assured System Availability” and No. 7,490,151 – “Establishment of a Secure Communication Link Based on a Domain Name Service (DNS) Request.”
“VirnetX is entitled to recover from Apple the damages sustained by VirnetX as a result of Apple’s wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial. In addition, the infringing acts and practices of Apple have caused, are causing, and, unless such acts and practices are enjoined by the Court, will continue to cause immediate and irreparable harm to VirnetX for which there is not adequate remady at law,” the company charges in the lawsuit.
VirnetX describes itself as involved in “seamless, automatic, Internet security” and holding more than 48 patents. Microsoft settled a $200 million lawsuit a similar VirnetX brought earlier this year, Bloomberg reported.
The lawsuit was filed in a U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, a location often used for patent cases due to the court’s favorable view of plaintiff’s claims.
