"After just three days of deliberations on the complex and technical case, the jury has ruled that Samsung violated six of Apple's patents, including utility and design patents. Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages, which is about half of what Apple had originally asked for in its lawsuit against Samsung. The jury found that Apple had not infringed on any of Samsung's patents and was not fined a penny." (Johnson, 2012)
Samsung responded by stating
"Today's verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. This is not the final word in this case or in battles being waged in courts and tribunals around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple's claims."
But in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, the court ruled that even though Samsung didn't copy Apple's iPhone design, both of the companies were guilty of patent infringement against one another and as a result of this verdict, the court is imposing a partial sales ban, in the country, on both Samsung and Apple, which will apply mostly to the older products and not necessarily to new devices. It yet to be seen if they will do the same in the US.
Bibliography
Johnson, B.A(August 25th, 2012).Apple vs. Samsung Lawsuit Verdict is in; Jury Orders Samsung to Pay $1 Billion in Damages, Patent Infringement. Retrieved August 26th, 2012 from http://www.latinospost.com/articles/3290/20120825/samsung-apple-trial-verdict-is-in-jury-orders-samsung-to-pay-1-billion-in-damages.htm
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