Apple vs. Samsung: the verdict
After a surprisingly short time, the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case has sent word that it's reached a verdict. The jury ruled overwhelmingly in favor of Apple, and awarded the company more than a billion dollars in damages. It's hard to see an upside for Samsung in all of this, but keep checking here for all our coverage of the case.
Apple's award in Samsung trial chopped to $598 million from over $1 billion
Judge Lucy Koh has just delivered a serious blow to Cupertino in the Apple v. Samsung legal saga, cutting the damages awarded to the company down to $598,908,892 — and ordering a new trial to determine the remaining balance. In an order this morning, Koh stated that "the Court identified an impermissible legal theory on which the jury based its award," and as such was reducing the original $1.049 billion awarded to Apple in the trial's August verdict. Koh ordered that a new trial take place...
Judge rules that Samsung did not infringe Apple patents willfully
Tonight one of the big outstanding issues in the Apple vs. Samsung case came to a close when Judge Lucy Koh ruled that Samsung's infringement of Apple patents was not in fact willful. At issue are the seven design and utility patents that the jury found Samsung had infringed in a $1.049 billion win for Apple last August. The jury had decided that Samsung's infringement in five of the instances had in fact been willful — a finding that could have led to a ballooning of the damages Samsung...
Apple denied permanent sales ban on infringing Samsung products
In a court filing this evening, Judge Lucy Koh has denied Apple's request for a permanent sales ban on 26 Samsung products found to have infringed its patents in a jury verdict this past August. Writing that "this Court has already performed significant irreparable harm analysis in this case," Koh concluded that Apple didn't establish the case for a permanent injunction on Samsung's products. Apple needed to prove that the infringing features were what were directly driving "consumer demand...
Samsung argues jury foreman was 'deliberately dishonest' in Apple trial
By Nilay Patel and Matt Macari
Apple and Samsung returned to Judge Lucy Koh's courtroom today to argue over potential sales bans, recalculated damages, and whether the actions of the jury foreman are reason for Apple's $1.049 billion verdict to be thrown out altogether. "It's déjà vu all over again," said the court reporter as she walked in — the two companies are at the beginning stages of what will almost certainly be a long appeals process.
Samsung's allegations of misconduct by jury...
Apple rebuts juror misconduct claims, says Samsung dropped the ball
Earlier this month Samsung accused the jury foreman in the Apple v. Samsung trial of misconduct, arguing that Apple's $1.049 billion win should be thrown out in favor of a new trial. Now Apple has filed its response with the court, saying that Samsung had its shot to investigate foreman Velvin Hogan during jury selection — and that it's too late to complain now.
One of the main issues is that during jury selection Hogan was asked if he'd been involved in any lawsuits. He did mention one,...
Apple requests additional $707 million in damages, permanent US sales ban on 29 Samsung devices
In a motion filed late Friday, Apple asked Judge Lucy Koh to add an additional $707 million to the $1.049 billion in damages awarded by a jury in last month's ruling against Samsung. The company also requested a permanent ban on US sales of 26 Samsung smartphones and three of its tablets. Samsung, meanwhile, argued for a new trial and said that, "at a minimum," the awarded damages should be reduced by $35 million.
In its motion, Apple requested an extra $400 million for design infringement,...
Apple v. Samsung jury foreman: only the 'court of popular opinion' can change the patent system
When the Apple v. Samsung jury handed in its $1.049 bilion verdict last week, the man that delivered the form itself was jury foreman Velvin Hogan. We recently spoke with the 67-year-old engineer, who described his time participating in the trial as a personal high point — while also cautioning that those who were unhappy with the US patent system should look to public debate to change the situation, not a jury.
"Except for my family, it was the high spot of my career," Hogan said about the...
Samsung working with US carriers to update phones facing injunction
Samsung is actively speaking with US carriers about removing infringing features from the eight handsets Apple is seeking injunctions against, reports The Wall Street Journal. Of course, the company first plans to plead its case to Judge Lucy Koh in the hopes of preventing sales from being halted, but it's clear Samsung is also preparing for a worst case scenario in which Apple's requests are granted.
Samsung has stated it has software workarounds for two patents the jury found were...
Apple vs. Samsung jury foreman: 'the evidence was overwhelming'
Since the Apple vs. Samsung trial ended with a jury verdict last Friday, we've started to hear from the jurors on how they rendered their decision so quickly. Now, Bloomberg TV has just run an extensive 15-minute interview with jury foreman Velvin R. Hogan, a 67 year-old engineer who holds patents of his own.
From the interview, it's immediately obvious that Hogan was a driving force behind the verdict's rapid turnaround. In describing the process the jury used to render a verdict, Hogan...
Apple identifies which Samsung products it will try to ban in US
With the trial stage just completed last Friday, Apple wasted no time filing a notice with the court identifying which Samsung products it will now seek to have banned in the US. Despite having received a finding of infringement from the jury on most of the 28 products in play in the case, it looks like Apple is only going after an injunction on eight of them — all smartphones. That's not terribly surprising given the fact that many of the products in the case are no longer available in the...
Samsung memo to employees: 'disappointed' by verdict
Samsung took quite the blow in its case against Apple last week when the jury awarded nearly every decision in Apple's favor. In addition to the public statement Samsung released after the decision was announced, the Korean company quickly issued an internal memo to its employees. Unsurprisingly, Samsung reiterates its stance that it does not agree with the jury's decision, and that it feels "that the consumers and the market will side with those who prioritize innovation over litigation."
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Apple, Samsung gear up for fight on triple damages, injunctions, and 'no reasonable jury'
There's no doubt Apple walked out of the San Jose courtroom Friday afternoon the undisputed winner according to the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case, but there are still many details to work out as the trial process wraps up. We're not even close to appeals yet, although those will absolutely come later. There's still a lot to do in Judge Koh's courtroom over the next few weeks.
The post-trial process isn't pretty, but it can be incredibly important
Today will mark the beginning of a new...
Google responds to Apple v. Samsung verdict: most claims 'don't relate' to 'core Android'
In the wake of Friday's $1.049 billion jury verdict, Apple and Samsung quickly released statements to the press — but one company that remained conspicuously silent was Google. The company has now provided us with a response to the decision, stating that "The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims."
"We work with our partners to give consumers innovative and affordable products."
Google stops well short of adopting Samsung's own strident...
Apple vs. Samsung juror: 'it was clear there was infringement' (update)
Now that the jury has made its decision in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, some members of the nine-person jury have spoken out about why they decided in favor of Apple. According to juror Manuel Ilagan, it was clear after the first day of deliberations that the jury was mostly in agreement. Speaking to CNet, Ilagan cited specific pieces of evidence that helped sway the decision Apple's way, including internal Samsung emails. "The e-mails that went back and forth from Samsung execs about the...
The Vergecast Special Edition 04: Apple vs. Samsung - August 24th, 2012
The Vergecast returns on a Friday night to report the news of the Apple vs. Samsung verdict live as it happens and give the in-depth analysis you need to make sense of it all. On tonight's episode, Joshua Topolsky is joined by a team of Verge correspondents to go page by page through the jury's decision, and discuss the implications and next steps for Apple and Samsung. For even more coverage on this controversial verdict visit our StoryStream.
Apple vs. Samsung: the jury's final verdict form shows the breadth of Apple's win
The jury's final verdict form has been released in the Apple vs. Samsung case, and as you can see above it's a sea of "y" for "yes, it infringes" marks on a wide swath of Samsung's phones. Samsung did manage to avoid losing when it came to some of the patents put against its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, but it didn't win with any of the patents it asserted against Apple. The damages from the case were adjusted slightly, as this form contained some errors that the jury let into the initial ruling,...
The next step in Apple vs. Samsung: injunction hearing on September 20th
The Apple vs. Samsung trial continues now that the verdict has come down. After the jury returned with some corrections to its initial verdict to resolve some of the inconsistencies in its findings, it was excused from the courtroom and Judge Lucy Koh discussed the next stage in the trial with both sides: a preliminary hearing on injunctions based on the verdict. Given that many of Samsung's phones were found to infringe on Apple's patents and that many of them are still for sale today, it's...
Apple CEO Tim Cook: verdict is 'a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right'
After Samsung reacted to the Apple vs Samsung verdict, Apple has also chimed in with a statement to the New York Times that predictably expresses happiness over the Jury's verdict. Citing the "mountain of evidence" it presented against Samsung, the company went so far as to say that it shows the "stealing isn't right."
We are grateful to the jury for their service and for investing the time to listen to our story and we were thrilled to be able to finally tell it. The mountain of evidence...
Microsoft employees react to Samsung vs. Apple verdict, 'Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now'
Microsoft's Bill Cox, senior director of Windows Phone marketing communications, has reacted to the Samsung vs. Apple verdict today. Moments after the jury awarded $1.049 billion in damages to Apple for Samsung's violation of various software, hardware design patents, and trade-dress dilution, Cox tweeted that "Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now."
Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now.
— Bill Cox (@billcox) August 24, 2012
Samsung failed to win any damages from its Apple...
Samsung: today's verdict 'a loss for the American consumer'
Samsung has already issued a statement commenting on its devastating loss in its legal tussle with Apple. The company pulls no punches, calling back to the stirring language it used in its closing arguments. We're reproducing it in its entirety below.
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. It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one...
Apple decisively wins Samsung trial: what it means
After two and a half days of deliberations, the Apple vs. Samsung jury returned a decisive verdict in Apple's favor today — holding that Samsung owes Apple $1.049 billion for copying Apple's intellectual property. Specifically, the jury found that all three of Apple's software patents on the iOS user interface were valid and infringed by a long list of Samsung devices, that Apple design patents were valid and infringed by several Samsung phones, and that Apple's trade dress on the iPhone...
Samsung awarded no damages in Apple patent counter-suit
After awarding Apple $1.049 billion in damages for Samsung's infringements upon its patents, the jury has determined that no monetary damages are owed to Samsung for its counter-suit claims. During the course of the trial, Samsung claimed that Apple had violated five of its utility patents, specifically patents '516, '941, '711, '893, and '460. Apple's iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 2 (3G), and fourth-generation iPod touch, Samsung alleged, had infringed upon specific aspects of the...
Jury awards Apple $1.049 billion in Samsung patent dispute ruling (updated)
In a landmark ruling in the Apple vs. Samsung patent trial, the jury has just awarded damages to Apple for Samsung's violation of its various software, hardware design patents, and trade-dress dilution. For its various violations, Samsung must pay Apple $1,049,343,540 in damages, the jury determined. The damages, by device, are as follows:
Jury: Samsung diluted Apple's trade dress for the iPhone, but not iPad
Throughout Apple vs. Samsung, trade dress is a term that has come up a lot — effectively, the debate hinges on whether or not there's an important connection between Apple's designs and consumers' perceptions of the companies. Apple alleged that Samsung copied its designs, and thus intentionally confused customers, "diluting" the brand and its connection with customers. The jury had to decide both whether there was anything to infringe, and whether or not Samsung did so. After 21 hours and...
Samsung infringed on Apple iPhone design patents, but not iPad design patents, jury rules
As the jury slogs through the twenty-page final verdict form in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, it has given its decision on one of the more critical aspects of the case: whether Samsung infringed on Apple's design patents for the look and feel of its devices. The jury needed to decide the issue on four different design patent as they apply to over over a dozen different Samsung devices, and furthermore had to also distinguish between three different corporate entities. In short, it was a...
Jury: Samsung willfully infringed Apple's software patents, Apple didn't infringe Samsung's
The first verdicts out of Apple vs. Samsung are in, covering claims 19, 8, and 50 of the '381, '915, and '163 software patents, respectively — those are the patents that cover "bounce back" scrolling functionality, multitouch gesture detection, and tap-to-zoom. Did Samsung infringe, according to the jury?
For claim 19 of '381, the answer is yes for all devices.
For claim 8 of '915, the answer is yes for all but the Ace, Intercept, and Replenish.
For claim 50 of '163, the answer is yes for...
Jury: Samsung copied Apple, should pay at least $1.049 billion in damages
After a surprisingly short time in deliberations, the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case reached a verdict today. The nine jurors decided unanimously that Samsung had infringed on Apple's intellectual property, and while Cupertino won't be getting the more than $2.5 billion it asked for, it will be getting at least $1,049,343,540.
