SAN JOSE, Calif.
(AP) — After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday
that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to
create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The
jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion in the latest skirmish
of a global legal battle between the two tech giants. An appeal is
expected. Apple Inc. filed its
patent infringement lawsuit in April 2011 and engaged legions of the
country's highest-paid patent lawyers to demand $2.5 billion from its
top smartphone competitor. Samsung Electronics Co. fired back with its
own lawsuit seeking $399 million.
The
verdict, however, belonged to Apple, as the jury rejected all Samsung's
claims against Apple. Jurors also decided against some of Apple's
claims involving the two dozen Samsung devices at issue, declining to
award the full $2.5 billion Apple demanded. However,
the jury found that several Samsung products illegally used such Apple
creations as the "bounce-back" feature when a user scrolls to an end
image, and the ability to zoom text with a tap of a finger.
As part of its lawsuit, Apple
also demanded that Samsung pull its most popular cellphones and
computer tablets from the U.S. market. A judge was expected to make that
ruling at a later time.
The
outcome of the case is likely to have ripple effects in the smartphone
market. After seeing Samsung's legal defeat, other device makers relying
on Android may become more reluctant to use the software and risk
getting dragged into court.
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