Replies to post #2481 on Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (MARA)

[postyle]

Apple is sued more than any other company. (see: Lex Machina's 2013 Patent Litigation Year in Review)

Of course they win some and they lose some.

Apple lost a $368.16 million dollar verdict to VirnetX (VHC) in November 2012. VHC is a company many of us have owned (still own) in the the IP space. For a timeline perspective, both VHC and VRNG won their lawsuits (against Apple and Google, respectively) in November 2012 and both are now waiting for a CAFC decision - as oral arguments were held earlier this year. So it's more or less a two year window from that standpoint.

As we all know, each case is different. Some will go the distance. Some will settle early. And for those that do go to trial, each post-verdict strategy will be different. For those cases that get appealed to Federal Circuit before being resolved, sometimes the CAFC will act swiftly while other times it will take a long, long time. CAFC has been known to take outrageous actions (such as Sua Sponte en banc reviews).

So there is not much we can infer other than the possibility exists that Apple will defend itself with the utmost vigor, and investors should always be prepared to be patient when waiting for litigation to resolve. Patent litigation, by nature, is unpredictable.

[hispeedsoul]

I believe the reason the tire pressure monitoring system suit is not discussed much because it's hard to find info on it. I had no idea this case is in an EU court. I also had no idea of the damages potential. Thanks for sharing. I don't believe the patent numbers for this case are on marathons website. They don't talk much about it. Any details you can provide would be much appreciated. Your post is quite intriguing

[hispeedsoul]

According to marathon s website, there are 3 US tire monitoring patents. No mention of foreign issued patents. How or why would this trial be in EU?