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The epic trial between two tech rivals, Apple and Samsung, taking place in the US over a large-scale patent lawsuit is now over. The judge Lucy Koh finalized the $929.8 million damage award to Apple due from Samsung. However, Apple's request to ban the infringing products was denied by the judge meaning Samsung can continue selling the infringing devices in the US.
The trial between the two giants started in 2012, when Apple won the first verdict to receive $1.05 billion for the damages caused by its infringed patents. Samsung argued that that there were discrepancies in the numbers between the jury's decision and the dollar amount awarded to Apple, to which Judge Koh agreed and held a new trial under which the jury awarded 929.8 million to Apple.
Although Apple may have won in damages, there is some relief for Samsung as well. In the ruling, Judge Koh said "Based on the totality of all the evidence, the Court finds that Apple has not shown the combined effect of the three patented features drive consumer demand".
She said in her decision that since Apple failed to show that it would suffer irreparable harm should the older devices be sold, it strikes down an injunction claim Apple sought on the devices. The lawsuit covered a number of patents such as touchscreen finger gesture and scrolling features to navigate through documents. Koh said in the ruling that the features related to the patents were not considered key selling points for the Samsung devices and thus should not be grounds for blocking them from consumers.
With the final verdict of $929.8 million awarded to Apple in damages and the striking down of Apple's request for an injunction banning the import of Samsung gadgets that had infringed its patents, the case is now officially closed.
Apple has already started a second patent trial against Samsung which includes patent issues against Samsung's more relevant devices such as the Galaxy S III. After both sides failed to reach an agreement outside courtroom, the tech giants will now meet in the courtroom at the end of the month for the sequel to the first trial.
The second trial is expected to capture media attention just as the first trial since it involves more recent devices. Legal experts agree that if Apple were to win the trial it can expect an higher amount in damages from Samsung.
And the tech war continues….
Source: WSJ
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