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$175 million in damages! Meta infringes Voxer live streaming patent
Release Time：
2022-09-23
9 月 22 日消息，在美国得克萨斯联邦法院的陪审团裁定社交媒体巨头违反 Facebook Live 和 Instagram Live 的两项直播专利后，Meta 已被勒令向 Walkie Talkie 消息应用程序创建者 Voxer 支付超过 1.74 亿美元赔偿金。
"Meta said it will appeal the decision."
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According to news on September 22, Meta has been ordered to pay more than $174 million to Voxer, the creator of the Walkie Talkie messaging app, after a jury in a Texas federal court ruled that the social media giant violated two live broadcast patents for Facebook Live and Instagram Live. gold.
The patents were developed by Voxer co-founder Tom Katis, a U.S. Army veteran who sought to address shortcomings in battlefield communications after his combat unit was ambushed in Kunar province in 2003. Katis and team began developing communications solutions in 2006, resulting in new technology capable of transmitting real-time voice and video communications. Voxer was founded in 2007 and the Walkie Talkie app was launched in 2011.
Court documents allege that Meta (then known as Facebook) approached Voxer about collaborating with the app shortly after its launch, and by February 2012, Voxer had disclosed its patent portfolio and proprietary technology. When the two companies failed to reach a partnership agreement, Meta identified Voxer as a competitor despite not having its own live video or voice products at the time, according to the Voxer complaint. Meta later revoked Voxer’s access to key components of Facebook’s platform. Facebook Live launched in 2015 and Instagram Live in 2016.
Katis said he raised the issue of patent infringement during a "meeting" with Facebook Live's senior product manager in 2016, but Meta refused to reach any agreement for its continued use of Voxer's technology, according to court documents.
The jury's unanimous verdict in the case awarded Voxer a total amount of $174,530,785, which will be paid through current royalties. Meta said it would appeal the decision. "We believe the evidence at trial shows Meta did not infringe Voxer's patents," a company spokesperson said in response. "We intend to seek further relief, including filing an appeal." (Source: IT House)
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