SAN FRANCISCO – A jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple more than $1
billion Friday after ruling the South Korean giant infringed on the US
firm’s patents for a variety of smartphones and tablet computers, media
reported.
The reports said the jury rejected Samsung’s counterclaims against
Apple, in a big win for the Silicon Valley giant, which had claimed its
iconic iPhone and iPad had been illegally copied.
The jury ruled Friday after a bitter trial that Samsung infringed on
Apple patents for smartphones and tablets, media reported – a verdict
that could have huge market repercussions.
The jury in San Jose, California, which had examined some 700
infringement claims by Apple and Samsung, ruled that the South Korean
electronics giant infringed on a number of patents, said the technology
websites Cnet and The Verge in live courtroom blogs.
Apple, which accused the South Korean electronics giant of copying
the iPhone and iPad too closely, is seeking damages of up to $2.75
billion and an injunction that could knock some Samsung products off the
US market.
The verdict affects patents on a range of Samsung products including some of its popular Galaxy smartphones and its Galaxy 10 tablet, devices alleged to have been copied from the iPhone and iPad.
