New York: Google, owner of the world's most popular internet search engine, didn't infringe a closely held company's technology, a federal court jury decided.
The jury in Marshall, Texas, deliberated five hours before finding in favour of Google on Tuesday.
Closely held Function Media had sought $600 million (Dh2.2 billion) in the trial. The jury also found two Function Media patents to be invalid.
The technology covered by the patents allows advertisements on a website to have the colour and texture of the site, Function Media said.
The processing system customised the advertisements, a lawyer for the company told jurors during the trial.
Google, based in Mountain View, California, argued the patents were invalid and also that Function Media was seeking too much money.
The claims were "baseless," said Andrew Pederson, a Google spokesman.
‘Excellent win'
"We're gratified they agree with us that we didn't infringe on the patents," Pederson said on Tuesday in a phone interview.
"It's an excellent win for us."
Function Media, a company based in Tyler, Texas, sued the internet giant in 2007, seeking 12 per cent of the $5 billion in revenue that Google generated during the period of alleged infringement.
Google rose $2.42 to $542.42 in Nasdaq stock market trading on Tuesday.
