In November 2012 Apple lost their FaceTime patent lawsuit to VirnetX who was awarded $368.2 million. Apple appealed and in September 2014 the Federal Appeals Court threw out the VirnetX award. Then VirnetX appealed again and the WSJ reports that Apple has now been ordered to pay them $625.6 million over the same lawsuit. Now Apple is set to file yet another appeal. An Apple spokeswoman stated after the Texas Court verdict that they were "surprised and disappointed by the verdict," adding that "cases like this simply reinforce the desperate need for patent reform."

So where are we presently with patent reform? For information on patent reforms now in progress see these reports:

Patent Reform in 2016, Maybe not as Dead as you Think (IPWatchdog)

Senator Grassley talks about patent reform at Iowa Town Halls (IPWatchdog)

Patent Reform 101 – A Primer on Pending Patent Legislation (IPWatchdog)

Two US Senators explain why Congress must unite around PATENT Act (Ars Technica)

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