SCOTUS kills $399 million patent award in Apple vs Samsung

nsomos
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SCOTUS kills $399 million patent award in Apple vs Samsung Dec 6, 2016 17:50:26 GMT

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Authored by nsomos on Dec 6, 2016 17:50:26 GMT

Supreme Court kills $399 million patent award against Samsung in Apple case

And original PDF of court ruling

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., ET AL. v. APPLE INC pdf

Basically in the case of design patents, the unanimous opinion is that damages for design patent infringement can be based only on the part of the device that infringed the patents, not the entire product.

Last Edit: Dec 6, 2016 19:03:43 GMT by nsomos

wayneborean
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SCOTUS kills $399 million patent award in Apple vs Samsung Dec 7, 2016 12:33:48 GMT

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Authored by wayneborean on Dec 7, 2016 12:33:48 GMT

Dec 6, 2016 17:50:26 GMT nsomos said:

Supreme Court kills $399 million patent award against Samsung in Apple case

And original PDF of court ruling

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., ET AL. v. APPLE INC pdf

Basically in the case of design patents, the unanimous opinion is that damages for design patent infringement can be based only on the part of the device that infringed the patents, not the entire product.

The court document was fascinating reading. I'll make sure that this gets in the next edition of the Twitter IP Daily Newsletter.

wol
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SCOTUS kills $399 million patent award in Apple vs Samsung Dec 7, 2016 23:36:54 GMT

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Authored by wol on Dec 7, 2016 23:36:54 GMT

It strikes me also, that Apple's reading - "the whole profit from the device" - is very unfair to third parties.

Let's say, hypothetically, in the wake of Apple suing Samsung, Motorola decides that its patents, too, are infringed. How is Motorola to get redress? Samsung's profits are now nil, Apple having taken them all, so there is nothing left for Motorola to sue for, despite them being an injured party.

Cheers,
Wol