California court deemed Samsung is liable to Apple for $539 million for infringing five smartphone patents

Briefing

California court deemed Samsung is liable to Apple for $539 million for infringing five smartphone patents

June 8, 2018

Briefing

  • $539 Million in Damages – U.S. District Court in San Jose, California decreed Samsung must pay Apple $539 million for infringing five patents for Samsung phones sold in 2010 and 2011
  • Five Infringed Patents – Samsung to pay $533.3 million for three patents related to iPhone’s design and $5.3 million for infringing two utility patents
  • Compensation – Samsung has already paid Apple $399 million for infringing some of patents in case, leaving company liable to pay additional $140 million
  • Compromise – Apple initially asked jury to be compensated with one billion dollars in profit, while Samsung argued damages only amount to $28 million

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Consumer Durables, Information Technology

Organization

Apple Inc., Samsung

Source

Original Publication Date

May 25, 2018

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