Meta hit with $175m patent infringement verdict
Former special forces communications sergeant developed patented tech | Talks with tech giant over walkie-talkie app broke down | Significant implications for Big Tech.
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Former special forces communications sergeant developed patented tech | Talks with tech giant over walkie-talkie app broke down | Significant implications for Big Tech.
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram was ordered to pay nearly $175 million for violating patents held by the maker of a push-to-talk
A US jury on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay $174.5 million for violating live-streaming patents developed by a US Army veteran seeking to fix shortcomings in battlefield communications.
Army veteran Tom Katis, a former Green Beret, began developing comms tech in 2006 after witnessing communication issues on the battlefield while serving in Afghanistan. Voxer's complaint...
Walkie-talkie app Voxer accused Meta in 2020 of infringing its patents of communications tech, and a jury ruled in Voxer's favour on Wednesday.