“The jury has reached a verdict in the landmark trial between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. over which company invented signature features of their popular smartphones and tablets, or whether they copied each other’s innovations,” Jessica E. Vascellaro reports for The Wall Street Journal.
“The California jury found that Samsung smartphones and devices infringed on at least three Apple patents, including patents relating to touch-screen screen features such as multitouch gestures and zooming,” Vascellaro reports. “The jury also found that Samsung infringed on an Apple design patent. The verdict, which includes patent claims by Samsung against Apple, was still being read in court.”
Vascellaro reports, “The jury informed Judge Lucy Koh Friday afternoon that it had reached a verdict after about 22 hours of deliberation spanning three days—a quick decision for such a complex case.”
MacDailyNews Take: Blatantly obvious infringement helps seepd things along, dontcha know.
Vascellaro reports, “The verdict ends a nearly month-long trial that pitted two of the world’s largest and most recognizable companies—and their high-priced legal teams. While the ruling won’t affect any of the companies’ latest products, it could shape how smartphones and tablets are designed and the fortunes of companies that make them.”
Read more in the full article here.
Ina Fried reports for AllThingsD, “In at least some cases, the infringement was found to be willful, which could lead the judge to raise the amount of damages awarded to Apple.”
“It wasn’t a clean sweep as the seven man, two woman jury did find in Samsung’s favor on some patents as to a handful of the 20-something phones and tablets that Apple had accused Samsung of infringing. However, the jury found in Apple’s favor on a number of Samsung’s most popular phones,” Fried reports. “The jury has yet to announce its decision on Samsung’s countersuit.”
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“The jury also awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages,” Josh Lowensohn reports for CNET. “Apple had originally sought $2.75 billion in damages, and though it wasn’t unanimous on all counts, the verdict was overwhelmingly in Apple’s favor. Samsung, which asked for $421 million in its countersuit, did not receive a nickel.”
Apple’s statement: We are grateful to the jury for their service and for investing the time to listen to our story and we were thrilled to be able to finally tell it. The mountain of evidence presented during the trail showed that Samsung’s copying went far deeper than even we knew. The lawsuits between Apple and Samsung were about much more than patents or money. They were about values. At Apple, we value originality and innovation and pour our lives into making the best products on earth. We make these products to delight our customers, not for our competitors to flagrantly copy. We applaud the court for finding Samsung’s behavior willful and for sending a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right.
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Boom!
Hooray for justice!
We now await Samsung’s expected appeal with bated breath, but not before a weekend of partying!
Apple should now copy Samsung refrigerators, microwaves, ranges, washers and dryers, vacuums, cameras, and dishwashers.
Apple has more class than to “copy” anyone, let alone Samdung.
U forgot about a 1000 more products there my friend! Asian/US tech and trade war forthcoming and Asia wins as the American dependency on low price Asian goods is immeasurable. If you are a US company trying to do business in Asia…. good luck with that.
I am Chines-Canadian hence follow blogs from my homeland and Apple is not very well liked even before this American Court ruling on a flagship Asian company.
Since you are Chinese-Canuck, you would know that Samsung does NOT equal Asia. It’s S Korean. The Chinese nor the Japanese favor Samsung over Apple. Yes, I’m Chinese, too.
Pat you know that Samsung is eating many Chinese companies’ lunch right?
Just as an example they’re taking away a lot of LTE core network equipment orders from China’s Huawei. That’s many billions right there.
Samsung better be ready because this case is just a start.
Now South Korea the country itself will try to use its political arm through its court to extort Apple in their own national market.
Nah, don’t think so. Many Koreans love Apple, I’d go as far as saying Apple is more liked than their own government 🙂
Hell even Samsung’s designers love them!
I am Asian and you are very wrong! Apple is American need I say more. Asian’s do not love Apple and China is proving this everyday. Asian’s will side with Samsung all day long.
Enjoy the next 6 months as Thermonuclear is about to be redefined by Asia.
One begins to doubt your ethnic authenticity. Chinese do NOT identify themselves as “Asian”. They are Chinese. The same goes for Koreans, Japanese and the other countries. Given historical enmity between these countries, and current brewing hostilities, one has to wonder about your expertise.
^^^ What this guy said ^^^
Lol. Pat must not know that there currently is a brewing discontent among Asian countries, especially in business. Japan would love to see Samsung eradicated. Same with China and their backing of Lenovo, Meizu and ZTE.
Pat, I do agree that Apple will have trouble with gaining traction in China, but that’s the only Asian market worth going deep into.
Just like us in The Netherland who identify ourselves as Dutch, not Europeans.
Could not agree more. I am Chinese and my parents who survied the WW2 as kids still do not like the Japanese. They gotten over most of it but you can still hear the bitterness in their voice at times. As for me I was call a Korean today by some non-asian lady, I nicely correct her. I got to start losing some weight. As for Pat I have no F**king idea what he talking about.
I hope you haven’t been allowed to get a Canadian passport yet.
This is very embarrassing.
You may be Asian, but I’m Chinese, and you’re full of shit.
Pat get a life, I’m in Seoul and I have eyes.
You just need to take the subway to see it.
AAPL 700 here we come! Monday?
Apple found not to have infringed a Single patent.
1.5 billion in damages
Thermonuclear, Boom!
Finally some Justice!! I hope this frightens Google even more! Your next you bastards!
Uh huh, told y’all so!
I will never, repeat NEVER buy any Somdung products for the rest of my life.
Oh yes you will as Samsung is embedded in almost everything we touch from Apple products (extensively immersed in Apple products), to cars, to bridges, to planes to ships to…well you get the picture.
Good god, are you daft? He’s talking BRANDED products, not components inside something.
I’ll clarify to say I will never, repeat NEVER buy any Somdung BRANDED products for the rest of my life.
Never owned any, never will. Apple innovates and leads, all others follow.
We bought a Samesung washer / dryer set six years ago, and they’ll be the last Samesung branded devices we ever buy.
The company is a conglomerate aren’t they?
Have the washer and dryer been trouble free? Just curious I’ve never owned Samsung appliances beyond a TV that served me well for years.
thermonuclear the bastar@ds!!!
I am indeed pleased with the verdict so far. Big score for Apple in record time! Why they lost with Microsoft still bothers me. It was great when MS was caught stealing QuickTime code and had to pay Apple all that money!
I won’t be satisfied until the Fat Samsung Execs Cries UNCLE!
Hooray for justice! & to all the Blabber Mouths who Condones the Stealing of #APPLE’s IP Especially “Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy” Go Jump of a Cliff u F*****g Retard.
(How do u like me now)
Samsung is still making more money by infringing on Apple than just playing nice.
The $1.5 billion that ABC is reporting Samsung is being asked to pay (if they ever pay it) is not enough. Samsung still makes out in the end.
Plenty more implications of this verdict are in store.
You bet.
FYI – ABC is now backtracking a little and reporting $1.05 billion.
I still have ABC’s original text so I know I didn’t just imagine it.
The Cnet live blog had it wrong originally, which is probably where the mistake came from.
So this is all based on past devices… Damages included. Where will this go in regards to current and future devices?
I’m thinking some sweet licensing arrangements for apple. You know Samsung will appeal but no doubt it will be fruitless.
Google me this:
Next up : GOOGLE.
Turn it around, yes! Billy Goat the Thief is not the way to succeed. Stop the stealing. That it ever happened so blatantly decades ago was an egregious sin.
Meanwhile today Google also finally published their shills list (who are now tripping themselves over in excuses)
This is a great day indeed.
I was overly pessimistic about the jury, GLAD I was wrong.
pay up Samsung….
Boom ,the hammer falls
Can’t wait to see some sweet licensing deals!
AAPLw00t$$$
Tonight I will be smiling and thinking of Leo Laporte and his anti Apple tirade regarding patents. Yes Leo, you and your paid by Google blogs have meant nothing! It would be nice to know how much they did pay you and you business. Another thing, please stop your never ending moan about how Steve shunned you, get over it!!!!
Haha, nice
CNET iHaters are going bezerk!
They didn’t have far to go.
Happy anniversary, Tim!
This is a great day for every artist, musician, engineer and inventor who has seen their work stolen by thieves. It is a confirmation of American ingenuity, creativity and justice.
August 24th: Steve Jobs Day.
Now can we all have S’mores and sing Kumbayah?
Why is it a great day for all those? They don’t get any money and this trial doesn’t set any precedent for artists, musicians, engineers, or inventors.
if you think it’s about money, you simply do not get it.
alan – n. (əˈlan)
One who knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.
As Apple’s statement said:
“The lawsuits between Apple and Samsung were about much more than patents or money. They were about values…”
Perfectly said!
So, all the background support that Google was lending Samsung did absolutely nothing for them. I wonder if Google is regretting throwing away billions for Motorola yet.
I can hardly wait for Samsung to pay the damages.
Show me that money and it is major party time.