U.S. Supreme Court sides with Samsung on appeal of iPhone patent infringement case worth $399 million

Briefing

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Samsung on appeal of iPhone patent infringement case worth $399 million

March 7, 2017

Briefing

  • Unanimous Supreme Court Decision – U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of Samsung, deeming company is not liable to pay $399 million penalty for copying iPhone designs
  • 2012 Lower Court Verdict – Made verdict in 2012 that Samsung infringed on Apple patents with Samsung paying $548 million to Apple for damages in December 2015
  • Samsung’s Appeal – Argued it should not pay total profits for products that infringed on iPhone patents as they only comprise small portion of products' thousands of patented features
  • Historic Hearing – Supreme Court has not heard design patent case in more than 120 years

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Apple Inc., Samsung, U.S. Supreme Court

Source

Original Publication Date

December 6, 2016

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