On Wednesday, a jury ruled in favor of walkie-talkie app company Voxer after it accused Meta of infringing on its patents, Meta is ordered to pay $174.5 million in damages.
In 2020, Voxer first filed its lawsuit against Meta in the US, accusing Meta of infringing its patents in its Facebook Live and Instagram Live features.
A jury in Austin, Texas ruled against Meta's attempts to have Voxer's patents invalidated and ordered it to pay $174.5 million in damages.
A Meta spokesperson told Insider, that Meta intends to file an appeal.
In 2006, founder Tom Katis started developing communications technology due to its shortcomings while serving in Afghanistan, he later launched the Voxer app in 2011.
