Apple versus
Samsung largest-scale patent lawsuit, taking place in the US, is now over.
Apple was awarded just under $930 million in damages,
but its request for judge Koh to ban the infringing products was denied. This
means that Samsung is free to continue selling the infringing devices in the
US.
The first
huge patent trial between Apple and Samsung started in 2012 and its first
verdict was for Apple to receive $1.05 billion for the damages caused by its
infringed patents. Samsung argued there were some discrepancies between the
numbers the jury awarded Apple and after a new trial Samsung's fine was reduced
to $929.8 million.
Now this case is officially closed and while Apple has won $930 million its request for permanent sales ban against Samsung was denied.
Apple has
already started a new lawsuit against Samsung adding more relevant devices such
as the Galaxy S III. Both sides failed to reach an agreement outside the courtroom, so the new trial will
be starting in the end of this month.
We are yet
to see if Samsung has taken the necessary measures to side-step the infringing
technologies or if it will be facing another huge fine.
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