Samsung saw a lot of struggles in this year of 2016. From exploding smartphones to copying certain elements of the Apple devices. At least, December gonna be sweet for Samsung, as the US supreme court just awarded the company.
Samsung to pay $399 million out of $ 1.05 billion
Let us tell you that December gonna be sweet for Samsung as it escaped a $ 1.05 billion payment to Apple. The US supreme court just granted the company an early exciting Christmas gift this week. This means that the report of Apple against Samsung was denied. According to Reuters, the decision was against Samsung to pay $399 million in damages sought to Apple in the years-old iPhone design patent case. Analysts said it was likely to curb litigation from patent holders expecting to reap big profits from infringement on a component.
In 2012, a jury ruled that it must pay Apple more than $1 billion for copying the various hardware and software features from the iPhone and iPad. A federal judge later reduced that penalty by $399 million. Samsung asked the Supreme Court late last year to review $399 million of those damages related to several design patents. Including its phones’ rounded corners and home screen display with 16 app icons. The patents impacted 11 Samsung phones, where it argued that the damage was calculated based on an unfair and outdated standard.
Here is the reaction of an Apple spokesman, “Our case has always been about our biggest competitor copying our ideas, and that was never in dispute… We remain optimistic that the lower courts will again send a powerful signal that stealing isn’t right”. The company has successfully done well by protecting and defending its values, it fought Apple hard and will only pay $399 out of $1.05 billion that was charged back in 2012. The US supreme court also said it may dissuade companies from launching new lawsuits on design patents.
Supreme Court deals with Samsung over Apple’s appeal
Apple biggest competitor is not going to pay all that money. We believe that court case for the technology industry is encouraging innovators, this really makes sense in a digital world as it protects both inventors and innovation. What do you think about this case ? let us know…