Appeals court rules Samsung won't have to pay $930 million in Apple patent case<article>
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Samsung will not have to pay all of the $930 million in damages that Apple was awarded in 2012, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday.</p><p>
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., agreed with a California federal jury that Samsung violated Apple design and utility patents related to the iPhone. However, the appeals
court reversed the jury’s finding that Samsung infringed on Apple’s trade dress, or the overall look and packaging of a product.</p><p>
Thus, the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, where the case was originally tried, must recalculate the portion of the settlement dealing with trade dress.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2923652/appeals-court-rules-samsung-wont-have-to-pay-930m-in-apple-patent-case.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Appeals court rules Samsung won't have to pay $930 million in Apple patent case