Judge Orders Google to Pay $85 Million Over Patent Infringement

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A federal judge has ordered Google to pay damages of $85 million to SimpleAir after infringing the firm's patents through mobile device notifications.Judge Orders Google to Pay $85 Million Over Patent Infringement [zdnet.com]

Within this case, limited to financial restitution only, SimpleAir sought as much as $146 million in damages. In response, Google said such claims were worth no more than $6 million, and this amount should cover past and future use of the intellectual property -- which expires in 2017. However, the jury decided that Google owes $85 million for past infringement, and future damages will be decided at later hearings.

[lucy24]

85 million, hm, that's

:: counting on fingers ::

about half a day's gross earnings? (I looked it up recently because someone in a different subforum-- or possibly even this same one-- wanted to buy search results for a client.)

[engine]

Yep, in those terms its small.
It's all relative to the claim, however.

[LifeinAsia]

With all those fingers, no wonder Lucy can type so fast! :)