It's payback time: in 10 days, Samsung will give Apple half a billion dollars for plagiarism
Samsung gradually capitulates in the patent war with Apple . A US court rejected a request from Samsung Electronics to reassemble a jury to reassess Apple’s compensation. After that, the parties agreed that today, December 4, Samsung will receive from Apple details for transferring money. Samsung is committed to transfer $ 548.2 million to the account of the American corporation within 10 days, that is, until December 14, 2015.
However, Samsung managed to reserve the right to file counterclaims and demand compensation from Apple if the company finds evidence of its correctness, CNews reports .
Earlier, Apple won an appeal in a patent litigation with Samsung Electronics. On Thursday, September 17, the appellate court of the federal district in Washington made a decision. Apple now has the right to interdict certain features of Samsung devices.
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Even the fact that the South Korean firm was supported by Google , HTC , LG Electronics and Rackspace Hosting did not affect the court’s decision.They believe that Apple’s victory will allow patent holders to “unjustly use their patent to gain a competitive advantage,” reports Bloomberg.
In 2011, Apple accused Samsung of copying the manufacturing technology and design of the iPhone smartphone. Apple CEO Tim Cook backed up the charges with relevant patents.
Among them is the unlocking of the screen from the movement of a finger on it - slide to unlock. In addition, the list of stolen technology includes a patent for a data detection system, such as a phone number in the address book when entering similar numbers, as well as automatic correction of the spelling of words on smartphones.
In 2012, Samsung was ordered to pay a compensation of a billion dollars. After the first appeal filed by the company, it was decided to reduce the compensation to $ 930 million.
On May 18, 2015, a US court reviewed the dispute between Apple and Samsung in 2012. According to the court, such details of the appearance of the smartphone, as a rectangular shape, rounded corners, black edging and a smooth transparent surface, are not the subject of a patent dispute. Therefore, the amount of compensation that Samsung was supposed to pay decreased by $ 382 million.
Apple claimed in court that Samsung irreparably suffered from violations, having damaged its reputation as an innovator, losing market share and noting a decline in sales.
Due to the nature of the Android distribution scheme, the corporation cannot directly sue the owner of the operating system, Google. And Samsung is the largest manufacturer of Android smartphones. Therefore, the Korean company was chosen number one enemy instead of Google in this patent war.
The lawsuit against Samsung was filed after the company released the Samsung Galaxy S. It really was very similar to the first iPhone, and from a distance the device could be easily confused.
However, Samsung managed to reserve the right to file counterclaims and demand compensation from Apple if the company finds evidence of its correctness, CNews reports .
Earlier, Apple won an appeal in a patent litigation with Samsung Electronics. On Thursday, September 17, the appellate court of the federal district in Washington made a decision. Apple now has the right to interdict certain features of Samsung devices.
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Even the fact that the South Korean firm was supported by Google , HTC , LG Electronics and Rackspace Hosting did not affect the court’s decision.
In 2011, Apple accused Samsung of copying the manufacturing technology and design of the iPhone smartphone. Apple CEO Tim Cook backed up the charges with relevant patents.
Among them is the unlocking of the screen from the movement of a finger on it - slide to unlock. In addition, the list of stolen technology includes a patent for a data detection system, such as a phone number in the address book when entering similar numbers, as well as automatic correction of the spelling of words on smartphones.
In 2012, Samsung was ordered to pay a compensation of a billion dollars. After the first appeal filed by the company, it was decided to reduce the compensation to $ 930 million.
On May 18, 2015, a US court reviewed the dispute between Apple and Samsung in 2012. According to the court, such details of the appearance of the smartphone, as a rectangular shape, rounded corners, black edging and a smooth transparent surface, are not the subject of a patent dispute. Therefore, the amount of compensation that Samsung was supposed to pay decreased by $ 382 million.
Apple claimed in court that Samsung irreparably suffered from violations, having damaged its reputation as an innovator, losing market share and noting a decline in sales.
Due to the nature of the Android distribution scheme, the corporation cannot directly sue the owner of the operating system, Google. And Samsung is the largest manufacturer of Android smartphones. Therefore, the Korean company was chosen number one enemy instead of Google in this patent war.
The lawsuit against Samsung was filed after the company released the Samsung Galaxy S. It really was very similar to the first iPhone, and from a distance the device could be easily confused.
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