Posted by : Cyber Freak
Sunday, 26 August 2012
The jury has reached a verdict in the Apple vs. Samsung patent trial taking pace in a San Jose, Calif. court. Apple succeeded in the majority of its claims against Samsung, with the jury awarding Apple more than $1 billion in damages and potentially banning several Samsung devices from the U.S. market.The jury validated almost all of Apple’s claims against Samsung, for many different smartphones and tablets, putting the South Korean electronics giant on the hook for $1.049 billion
Lawyers for both Apple and Samsung checked the form for any inconsistencies and found two. The jury awarded damages for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE but didn’t find it had infringed on any patents. Similarly, it awarded damages for the Intercept, but no infringement. The damages for those two products totaled about $2.2 million. Judge Lucy Koh sent the jury back to resolve those issues, and they returned saying those products didn’t infringe, negating those damages.
The jury rejected Samsung’s claim that some of Apple’s patents should be declared invalid. The jury also rejected Samsung’s counterclaims, declaring that Apple did not infringe on Samsung’s patents with the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Apple and Samsung both have post-trial motions, and will return to court Sept. 20 to hear them out.
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