Who won the Apple Samsung case?
But it didn’t detail how to determine what the overall infringing product was and sent the case back to district court. During the latest damages retrial, in May in San Jose, a jury determined that Samsung had to pay Apple $539 million for infringing five patents with Android phones it sold in 2010 and 2011.
Was Samsung right in the patent war with Apple?
Apple and Samsung settled a seven-year legal fight on Wednesday, ending the most prominent case in a series of lawsuits over smartphone patents over the last decade. The companies did not disclose the settlement amount. A jury in May ordered Samsung to pay Apple $539 million for infringing on its patents.
What’s happened in the Samsung vs Apple trial so far?
So, without further ado and in bite-size portions, here is a rundown of the trial’s events thus far, all the way from the beginning: In the original lawsuit filed by Apple against Samsung in April 2011, the former stated that the South-Korean firm had ripped off the design and technology of Apple products.
What is the Samsung v Apple case all about?
The court ruled that Samsung violated one of Apple’s utility patents, over the so-called “bounce-back” effect in iOS, and that Apple was in violation of two of Samsung’s wireless patents. Apple’s claims that Samsung copied the designs of the iPhone and iPad were deemed invalid.
What is the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung Electronics?
v. Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. was the first of a series of ongoing lawsuits between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics regarding the design of smartphones and tablet computers; between them, the companies made more than half of smartphones sold worldwide as of July 2012.
Is the Samsung v Apple ruling favourable to Samsung?
This ruling was widely interpreted as a favourable one for Samsung, and an appeal by Apple may still be forthcoming. On September 26, 2011, Samsung counter-sued and asked the court for an injunction on sale Apple’s iPad and iPhones, on the grounds that Apple does not have the licenses to use 3G mobile technology.