You might recall that a 2012 trial ended with Samsung being found guilty of infringing on a bunch of patents owned by Apple. Well, today was judgement day and according to All Things Digital, Samsung will have to pay and pay big:
A federal jury on Thursday ruled that Samsung owes Apple a further $290 million for infringing on the iPhone maker’s patented technology, according to multiple reports from inside the courtroom.
This is on top of Samsung having to fork out over $600 million previously. So Samsung is looking at just under a billion dollars. Not cheap. Apple also had this to say:
“For Apple, this case has always been about more than patents and money,” Apple said in a statement to AllThingsD. “It has been about innovation and the hard work that goes into inventing products that people love. While it’s impossible to put a price tag on those values, we are grateful to the jury for showing Samsung that copying has a cost.”
Expect an appeal from Samsung. Guaranteed.
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Samsung Ordered To Pay Apple More Money In Patent Lawsuit
You might recall that a 2012 trial ended with Samsung being found guilty of infringing on a bunch of patents owned by Apple. Well, today was judgement day and according to All Things Digital, Samsung will have to pay and pay big:
A federal jury on Thursday ruled that Samsung owes Apple a further $290 million for infringing on the iPhone maker’s patented technology, according to multiple reports from inside the courtroom.
This is on top of Samsung having to fork out over $600 million previously. So Samsung is looking at just under a billion dollars. Not cheap. Apple also had this to say:
“For Apple, this case has always been about more than patents and money,” Apple said in a statement to AllThingsD. “It has been about innovation and the hard work that goes into inventing products that people love. While it’s impossible to put a price tag on those values, we are grateful to the jury for showing Samsung that copying has a cost.”
Expect an appeal from Samsung. Guaranteed.
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