The accused Chandraprakasan T.M.S. Shanmugham, 43, can face a jail term of six months, with a fine of $1,000 for his intentional escape from Singapore during the court hearing.
The company accused Snap of infringing six patents, including map improvements for mobile devices, advertising techniques and user interface improvements for mobile devices.
The trial of the case was in progress since the last 19 years and the judge in a court here had reserved the order after the final arguments on March 28.