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Apple's VPN on Demand Confirmed to Infringe VirnetX Patents

Validity of VirnetX Patents Affirmed by Fed Circuit

ZEPHYR COVE, Nevada.,– September 16, 2014, – VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (USCAFC) issued their ruling in the VirnetX vs. Apple (13-1489-LP VirnetX, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (10-CV-0417)) infringement lawsuit. In that ruling, The USCAFC affirmed the jury’s finding that all 4 of VirnetX’s patents are valid, confirmed the jury’s finding of infringement of VPN on Demand under many of the asserted claims of the ‘135 and ‘151 patents, and confirmed the district’s court’s decision to allow evidence concerning the VirnetX’s licenses and royalty rates in connection with the determination of damages. In its order, the USCAFC also vacated the jury’s damages award and the district court’s claim construction with respect to parts of the ‘504 and ‘211 patents and remanded the damages award and determination of infringement with respect to FaceTime –for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.

“While we are disappointed that the Federal Circuit has vacated portions of the judgment for further proceedings, we are bolstered by the fact that the patents were again found valid and that it was confirmed that Apple’s VPN on Demand functionality infringes the VirnetX patents,” said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President. “We look forward to readdressing the Facetime infringement and damages issues as soon as possible.”

About VirnetX VirnetX Holding Corporation is an Internet security software and technology company with patented technology for secure communications including 4G LTE security. The Company’s software and technology solutions, including its secure domain name registry and GABRIEL Connection Technology™, are designed to facilitate secure communications and to create a secure environment for real-time communication applications such as instant messaging, VoIP, smartphones, eReaders and video conferencing. The Company’s patent portfolio includes over 80 U.S. and international patents with over 100 pending applications. For more information, please visit www.virnetx.com.

Forward Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact, including statements regarding the strength of Virnetx’s intellectual property, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections about the markets in which the Company operates, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by management and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or may be initiated by the Company or that may be initiated against the Company; (2) the ability to capitalize on the Company’s patent portfolio and generate licensing fees and revenues; (3) the ability of the Company to be successful in entering into licensing relationships with its targeted customers on commercially acceptable terms; (4) potential challenges to the validity of the Company’s patents underlying its licensing opportunities; (5) the ability of the Company to achieve widespread customer adoption of the Company’s GABRIEL Communication Technology™ and its secure domain name registry; (6) the level of adoption of the 3GPP Series 33 security specifications; (7) whether or not the Company’s patents or patent applications may be determined to be or become essential to any standards or specifications in the 3GPP LTE, SAE project or otherwise; (8) the extent to which specifications relating to any of the Company’s patents or patent applications may be adopted as a final standard, if at all; and (9) the possibility that Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” or “plans” to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” in Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 09, 2014. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this press release are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Except as required by law, the Company is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results.

Contact: Greg Wood VirnetX Holding Corporation 775.548.1785 greg_wood@virnetx.com

VirnetX and GABRIEL Connection Technology are trademarks of VirnetX Holding Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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