Dec 6, 2016

Samsung triumphs over Apple in US Supreme Court patent row

The court rejected an earlier ruling that Samsung must pay $399m to Apple for copying some iPhone designs. At issue was how much Samsung must compensate Apple under a 1887 law that patent infringers pay "Total profits". The top US court ruled that paying all profits was wrong, as the features at issue in the Samsung phones formed only a small part of the devices. The Supreme Court's unanimous decision followed a legal battle between the world's top two smartphone manufacturers that began in 2011 when Apple sued Samsung, asserting that its rival stole its technology and the iPhone's trademarked appearance. Samsung had been seeking to pare back the money it paid Apple in December following a 2012 jury verdict that it infringed Apple's iPhone patents and copied its distinctive appearance.

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