Apple wins $539 million in damages from Samsung in design patent infringement retrial
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This could be the end ... well, no, probably not. In what feels like a never-ending technology patent spat, Apple has just been awarded a hefty amount of damages from Samsung related to design patent infringement. In a retrial of the ongoing lawsuit from Apple that alleged Samsung took its patented designs for its own products several generations of phones ago, the court awarded Apple just shy of $539 million in damages. Bloomberg`s Mark Gurman is listing the damages as a $533.3 million award, plus some additional concessions for another $5.3 million. Apple`s statement is clear and doesn`t sugarcoat things: Apple statement on Samsung trial verdict: “it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design” … “We`re grateful to the jury for their service and pleased they agree that Samsung should pay for copying our products.”— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) May 24, 2018 This particular case over design patents has been dragging on since 2011. Some may ...