“One of the things that marked the first Apple v. Samsung patent infringement trial — and forced a partial retrial — was its complexity,” Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune.
“The jury found for Apple and awarded it $1.05 billion in damages,” P.E.D. reports. “But because of errors the jury foreman made filling out the form, Samsung was able to force a retrial on a portion of the award, reducing its final bill to $930 million (currently under appeal).”
P.E.D. reports, “Apple has learned its lesson. This time it’s keeping things simple: Five patents. Ten products. And the attached one-page checklist [see full article] shown to the jury as part of Apple’s opening statement.”
Full article here.
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