Apple pays no damages in Pendrell/ContentGuard Holdings case

A Reuters report begins


A U.S. jury on Friday found Apple Inc did not infringe five antipiracy patents owned by a Pendrell Corp subsidiary at trial in a Texas federal court.

The jury also found that Apple did not prove that the patents were invalid. No damages were awarded to Pendrell subsidiary ContentGuard Holdings.




Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/20/us-apple-pendrell-verdict-idUSKCN0T92UU20151120#WDA00gyBVwLZXjry.99


Of interest to the "troll" discussion, one notes the claims were found NOT to be infringed, but were NOT found invalid.
This is the same outcome as that in the Selden / Ford automobile case.

Trolls can actually employ patents with valid claims, albeit not covering the products of the accused infringer.

Note where ContentGuard came from:



ContentGuard emerged from a partnership in 2000 between Xerox Corp and Microsoft Corp to form a digital rights management business, according to court papers. It is now owned by Kirkland, Washington-based Pendrell Corp, a publicly traded patent management company, and Time Warner.


See Reuters Apple wins patent trial against Pendrell subsidiary
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