A US 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.
An Apple attorney declined to comment.
Samuel Baxter, an attorney for ContentGuard, said they are disappointed
by the outcome and evaluating options.
The trial came after a jury
in a separate case in the same court in September cleared Google Inc of
infringing the same five patents. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd was also
cleared in that case.
ContentGuard sued Apple in 2013 and Google
and Samsung in 2014 alleging infringement of several antipiracy patents
that help to restrict content to authorized users.
The company
claimed Apple infringed by making and selling its popular devices, which
use the iTunes and iBooks applications, to distribute DRM-protected
songs, movies, TV shows and books. Apple denied any infringement and
said the patents are invalid.
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.
Through its subsidiaries, Pendrell holds about 1,200 patents worldwide.
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