In the past couple weeks, the most watched trial ever in the tech world, that is both Samsung and Apple accuse each other of patent infringement, is now finally come to a result: Samsung has been found guilty of copying the iPhone and determined the company must pay Apple $1,051,855,000 in damages.
And the verdict is,
The total amount of damages Samsung will be forced to pay is $1,051,855,000. Wow. Here’s the break down.
Ruling on Samsung's case against Apple, the jury found that Apple did not violate any of Samsung's patents and awarded Samsung $0 in damages. However, the jury also found that Samsung did not breach its obligations when developing the UTMS standard and that they did not violate the antitrust act.
Finally, the jury decided that Samsung patents '516 and '941 are barred by patent exhaustion from being enforced against Apple.
Apple did not win all the decisions it was looking for(Apple suit for $2.4 billion), but it's still a incredible amount. We will keep you updated if Samsung is gonna take any new step.
And the verdict is,
- Samsung products that were found to violate Apple’s ’301 patent (the bounce-back or rubber-band scrolling patent) – Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi, Continuum, Droid Charge, Exhibit 4G, Galaxy Ace, Prevail, S, 4G, S II, Galaxy Tab, The Gem Indulge, Infuse 4G, Mesmerie, Nexus S 4G, Replenish and Vibrant.
- Samsung products that were found to violate Apple’s ’915 patent (or pinch to zoom) – Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Fascinate, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II, i9100, Galaxy S 2 T-Mobile, Tab, Tab 10.1, Gem, Indulge, Infuse, Nexus S 4G
- Samsung products found to violate Apple’s ’163 patent (tap to zoom) – Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Ace, Prevail, Galaxy X, Galaxy S 4G, S II AT&T, i9100, S II T-Mobile, Galaxy Tab, Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G, Mesmerize, and Replenish
- Samsung products that infringed on Apple’s on ’677 design patent – Fascinate, Galaxy S, S 4G, S 2 ATT, S2 i9100, S2 Tmobile, S 2 Epic 4G touch, Skyrocket, Showcase, Infuse 4G, Mesmerize, and Vibrant
- Samsung products that infringed on Apple’s ’087 design patent – S i9000, S 4G, and Vibrant.
- Samsung products found infringing on Apple’s ’305 design patent – Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy S i9000, S 4G, Showcase, Gem, Indulge, Infuse 4G, Mesmerize, and Vibrant
- Was Samsung willful in its infringement? – Yes for all patents but design patent ’087, and ’889.
- None of Apple’s patents were proven invalid by Samsung.
- No across the board on whether Apple infringed on any of Samsung’s patents, although it also didn’t prove any of Samsung’s patents invalid.
The total amount of damages Samsung will be forced to pay is $1,051,855,000. Wow. Here’s the break down.
- More than $57 million for Samsung’s Prevail handset
- $44.8 million for the Mesmerize
- $3.3 million for the Replenish
- $1 million for the Samsung Transform
Ruling on Samsung's case against Apple, the jury found that Apple did not violate any of Samsung's patents and awarded Samsung $0 in damages. However, the jury also found that Samsung did not breach its obligations when developing the UTMS standard and that they did not violate the antitrust act.
Finally, the jury decided that Samsung patents '516 and '941 are barred by patent exhaustion from being enforced against Apple.
Apple did not win all the decisions it was looking for(Apple suit for $2.4 billion), but it's still a incredible amount. We will keep you updated if Samsung is gonna take any new step.
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