Angry Birds-maker Rovio is the most recent target in Lodsys' patent trolling disputes. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com

The mighty hand of Lodsys, a patent firm suing mobile app programmers, continues to come down on iOS and Android developers. Now it’s targeting a major and much-beloved player: Angry Birds.

In the lawsuit, Lodsys claims Rovio has infringed upon “at least claim 27” of their patent, which covers in-app billing technology. Lodsys wants 0.575 percent of any U.S. revenue obtained using the technology.

The lawsuit currently extends to 11 other defendants, including big league app...

Jammie Thomas testifies in her first civil trial, while U.S. District Judge Michael Davis watches from the bench. (Wired.com/ Cate Whittemore)

A federal judge has lowered a file sharing verdict to $54,000 from $1.5 million, ruling Friday that the jury’s award “for stealing 24 songs for personal use is appalling.”

The decision by U.S. District Judge Michael Davis follows the third trial in the Recording Industry Association of America’s lawsuit against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the first file sharer to take an RIAA lawsuit to a jury trial. Under the case’s latest iteration, a Minnesota jury dinged he...