Verizon Owes $847M for Infringement, East Texas Jury Says

A federal jury in Marshall has hit Verizon with a $847 million verdict in favor of Dallas-based General Access Solutions, finding the major phone carrier infringed on two patents that covered 5G wireless mobile services.   

After a weeklong trial that ended Friday, the jury said Verizon should pay $583 million for infringement of one patent and $264 million for infringement of the other. The jury rejected Verizon’s argument that the patents were invalid because of a lack of written description or because they were not fully enabled, according to the jury verdict form.