Over the next six years, the decision was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, and then returned to the district level. The terms were not disclosed. Samsung supplies critical components to the iPhone, including its A5 processors. But, as evidenced by the number of cases that Apple has brought against Android manufacturers in recent years, Apple is not afraid to sue in order to defend its intellectual property.
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NextAdvisor Paid Partner. The Supreme Court decision said it was possible to narrow the damages, but the court dodged setting actual parameters. That came down to the district court. At a patent infringement damages trial in May in San Jose, California, Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of product marketing, answers questions from Apple attorney Bill Lee about Apple's history of product design.
Samsung had hoped to pay less for design patent infringement in the latest trial. Unsurprisingly, Samsung appealed the verdict , asking the court to dismiss the judgment or order another retrial. The company said the verdict was "excessive" and not supported by the evidence. By reaching a settlement, that claim will never be presented in court, at least not by Samsung. For now design patents are likely to be seen as a powerful threat against rivals, said Sarah Burstein, a University of Oklahoma law professor who studies design patents.
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Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Apple and Samsung finally settle their patent dispute The two companies have been fighting over patent infringement since and took their case all the way to the Supreme Court. Shara Tibken.
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