Samsung has claimed that the jury did not adequately understand the patents in question because members weren’t provided with enough explanation by the court.
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A filing from the California giant came in response to Samsung’s appeal seeking to overturn a $548 million award for patent infringement related to copying features from Apple’s iPhones.
Apple of course isn’t buying it, and just recently filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking them to reject Samsung’s appeal request.
While perhaps a long shot, Samsung’s efforts to secure Supreme Court attention represents the company’s last-ditch effort to secure an unlikely victory from the jaws of defeat.
“Samsung had its day in court – many days, in fact – and the properly instructed jury was well-justified in finding that Samsung copied Apple’s designs and should pay the damages that the statute expressly authorizes”, Apple had mentioned in the statement. Back in December, it was announced that Apple and Samsung had reached a 8 million settlement, but with a catch. On the other hand, if the Supreme Court does not hear the case, it can finally be put to rest. However, Samsung is now requesting for an appeal and for the courts to re-examine the entire case that to re-examine the decision it has made so far.
If the Supreme Court decides to take the case, its eventual decision could also have a ripple effect on the technology industry and the kinds of gadgets you’ll be able to buy. Apple said it was doing what was necessary to defend its intellectual property and the value of its blockbuster iPhone franchise.
Samsung goes on to say that this type of precedent, which it calls “opportunistic lawsuits”, could cause grief throughout the American economy.
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In Apple’s opinion, the litigation is “legally unexceptional”, and the Supreme Court has no strong ground to feed it.
