Enye yeengxaki ezinkulu ishishini lobuchwephesha elinalo namhlanje ayikokusetyenziswa kwamalungelo obunini ziinkampani zomntu wesithathu ngaphandle kokuhlawula ukuzisebenzisa, kodwa endaweni yoko ingxaki ivela kwiinkampani ezibizwa ngokuba yi-patent troll, iinkampani ezithenga iinkampani ezincinci kwaye zithathe amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza ukuze kamva ziqale ukumangala ngokuchasene nabatyholwa ngolwaphulo-mthetho ngendlela enamathuba nangobundlongondlongo, kodwa ngaphandle kwenjongo nangaliphi na ixesha yokuthengisa okanye ukwenza imveliso engumbandela welungelo elilodwa lomenzi. UMicrosoft sele ejongene nezi ntlobo zeenkampani kwixa elidlulileyo kwaye wanyanzelwa ukuba ahlawule ngaphezulu kwe-25 yezigidi zeedola. Kodwa imeko yeVirmetX ngokuchasene neApple inokubetha kakhulu kwiiakhawunti zabafana baseCupertino.
Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo inkundla yaseTexas yagweba ivirnetX ukusetyenziswa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi elisetyenziswe yiApple elinento yokwenza nokhuseleko lweefowuni ezenziwe ngeFaceTime. Ngeso sihlandlo, u-Apple wayalelwa ukuba ahlawule ngaphezulu kwe-600 yezigidi zeedola, isigqibo sokuba inkampani ibhenele ngokufanelekileyo xa isithi ijaji inokudideka ngokubhekisele kwinkqubo ekude nenyani.
Ityala kunye noApple liphinde labanjwa kwi-Mpuma yeTexas, kwaye ngeli xesha Amakhwenkwe aseCupertino aphinde agwetywa ukuhlawula i-302 yezigidi zeedola, isiqingatha semali yesigwebo sokuqala. Kodwa njengoko sinokufunda eBloomberg, isigwebo sisenokubhenelwa kwaye le Apple iye kwiNkundla yeZibheno yaseMelika, inkundla eya kuthi ithathe isigqibo sayo ngokusekwe kwityala ebelibanjiwe. Ukuze iApple ihlawule izigidi ezingama-300 kwiVirnetX, iTrust Patent kufuneka iphumelele kule ndlebe, kodwa ayizukuphela kwesimangalo, kuba iVirnetX ikwammangalele uApple ngokusetyenziswa kweempawu ezithile zokhuseleko kumyalezo wenkampani. inkonzo.