Supreme Court Sides With Samsung, Against Apple In Patent Infringement Fight

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Source: NPR

Supreme Court Sides With Samsung, Against Apple In Patent Infringement Fight

December 6, 2016·11:43 AM ET

The Supreme Court has weighed in on a patent battle between Samsung and Apple, siding with Samsung by declaring that the patent infringement for an element of a design should be treated differently from the infringement of an entire design.

The dispute between the two tech giants isn't about whether Samsung violated Apple's patents, but rather about how much money it's reasonable for Samsung to pay for the infringement.

Samsung previously had been ordered to pay Apple $399 million in damages. The high court's unanimous decision sends the suit back to a lower court to reconsider what is a reasonable amount.
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The Supreme Court unanimously concluded that the "article of manufacture" doesn't have to be the entire phone. ... As we reported in May, Samsung has said the laws that govern copyright infringement like this were outdated and due for re-examination. The South Korean tech giant noted that the logic behind the $399 million decision would apply even if an 18-wheel tractor-trailer included design infringement in a single cup holder.
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-777_7lho.pdf

Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/06/504545297/supreme-court-sides-with-samsung-against-apple-in-patent-infringement-fight

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The software strips out links, so I added the link to SCOTUS.

Full disclosure: I own shares of AAPL. I also own a Macintosh laptop and a Samsung tablet. I'll get over this.

[PoliticAverse]

1. The less monopoly the better. n/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. Samsung is just as big if not a bigger company according to quarterly reports

And at least Apple is American owned and doesn't rely on stealing other companies ideas for their own success.