“In March or April of 2016, yet another jury will be summoned to federal court in San Jose to weigh in on the long-running dispute between the world’s two biggest smartphone companies,” Joe Mullin reports for Ars Technica.
“It’s the fourth jury trial between Apple and Samsung in US District Judge Lucy Koh’s courtroom, the judge noted in a scheduling order published yesterday,” Mullin reports. “The sole focus of the upcoming trial will be to calculate damages for infringement of Apple’s patents in five Samsung products: the Fascinate, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Mesmerize, and Vibrant. It’s the second retrial focused solely on damages.”
“The upcoming trial is necessitated by a May decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which wiped out Apple’s damages related to trade dress. In the new trial, a jury will have to make an award based solely on Apple’s infringed patents,” Mullin reports. “Those patents include three design patents, the ‘381 ‘bounce back’ patent, the ‘163 ‘tap to zoom’ patent, and the ‘915 ‘pinch to zoom’ patent.”
An iPhone with a larger screen option will hurt Samsung immeasurably more than myriad, unending traipses through the legal morass. – MacDailyNews Take, May 2, 2014
If Samsung would just pay the judgment and cease from engaging in criminal IP infringement in the future, then at least some of the madness would stop.
This continues to be a deeply sad statement about creativity in the USA. The end result is: WHY BOTHER? That’s exactly the wrong message. IP is the prize and crown of the business world. Treat it that way!
Stop The Madness Please!!!
If Samsung would just pay the judgment and cease from engaging in criminal IP infringement in the future, then at least some of the madness would stop.
This continues to be a deeply sad statement about creativity in the USA. The end result is: WHY BOTHER? That’s exactly the wrong message. IP is the prize and crown of the business world. Treat it that way!