<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Next Web &#187; cover flow</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thenextweb.com/tag/cover-flow/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thenextweb.com</link>
	<description>International technology news, business &#38; culture</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 21:08:27 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://thenextweb.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
		<item>
		<title>Apple Escapes $625.5 Million Patent Damage Ruling</title>
		<link>http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/04/05/apple-escapes-625-5-million-patent-damage-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/04/05/apple-escapes-625-5-million-patent-damage-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cover flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spotlight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thenextweb.com/apple/?p=14112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="520" height="245" src="http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/gavel3-520x245.jpg" alt="gavel3" title="gavel3" /><br />A court ruling stipulating that Apple would have to pay $625.5 million in patent damages has been reversed after the Cupertino-based company was found not to have infringed patents owned...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="520" height="245" src="http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/gavel3-520x245.jpg" alt="gavel3 520x245 Apple Escapes $625.5 Million Patent Damage Ruling" title="gavel3 520x245 photo"  /><br /><p>A court ruling stipulating that Apple would have to pay $625.5 million in patent damages has been reversed after the Cupertino-based company was found not to have infringed patents owned by Mirror Worlds LLC that focused on Apple&#8217;s Spotlight, Time Machine and Cover Flow features.</p>
<p>In October, a jury said Apple was infringing three patents over how media and documents were displayed on a computer screen, awarding damages of $208.5 million for each patent. <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-04/apple-wins-reversal-of-mirror-worlds-patent-verdict.html?cmpid=yhoo">Bloomberg reports</a> that Apple immediately appealed the ruling, challenging whether the patents were valid, whether they had been infringed and stating that the damage payments were too high.</p>
<p>Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis agreed with the computing giant, writing:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Mirror Worlds may have painted an appealing picture for the jury, but it failed to lay a solid foundation sufficient to support important elements it was required to establish under the law.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Davis also said that “the evidentiary record is insufficient to support the jury’s damage awards” even after the infringement finding had been upheld.</p>
<p>Despite huge revenues in the past year, $625.5 million is a massive amount, even for Apple. The company will be glad to have weathered this patent storm, but it is still <a href="http://thenextweb.com/eu/2011/03/29/nokia-files-yet-another-patent-dispute-against-apple/">engaged in disputes</a> in various courts across the U.S and Europe.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/04/05/apple-escapes-625-5-million-patent-damage-ruling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/gavel3-520x245.jpg" />
		<media:content url="http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/gavel3-520x245.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">gavel3 520x245 photo</media:title>
		</media:content>
<enclosure url="http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/gavel3-520x245.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" />
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

