Round two: Apple and Samsung suit up for another billion dollar patent war

[Poke]

Back to court again.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/31/5...sung-suit-up-for-another-billon-dollar-patent

 

[mike123abc]

Well maybe we will find out something in 5 years...

 

[mike123abc]

Verdict coming in, Jury finds Samsung infringed... More news to follow soon... Of course the appeals will now go on for years!

 

[mike123abc]

Samsung ordered to pay 119 million to Apple. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...68930?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories&mg=reno64-wsj

WSJ reporting, will be everywhere soon.

SAN JOSE, Calif.—A federal-court jury found Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE +0.22% infringed on some of Apple Inc. AAPL +0.19% 's smartphone patents and ordered the Korean company to pay $119.6 million to its U.S. rival.

The jury said some Samsung phones infringe two Apple patents, but do not infringe two others.The jury of eight men and women including a former school teacher, an executive assistant and a former manager for International Business Machines Corp. IBM -1.08% deliberated for three days.

In this latest round of Apple and Samsung's long-running patent feud, the iPhone maker accused the Korean electronics giant of infringing five of its software patents. It is seeking $2.2 billion in damages. Samsung countersued Apple for copying two of its patents and is seeking $7 million. Apple has said Samsung has artificially low-balled its damages request to devalue patents.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Google has already said it will pay Samsung's lawyer bill and fine.

I wonder if that means our earnings from Adsense will drop even more.

 

[mike123abc]

Google has already said it will pay Samsung's lawyer bill and fine.

I wonder if that means our earnings from Adsense will drop even more.

Nah, this is still pocket change to Google.

 

[mike123abc]

News Blurb on it: http://news.yahoo.com/u-jury-finds-samsung-infringed-two-apple-patents-000723767--sector.html

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc, after it found the South Korean smartphone maker had infringed two Apple patents.

 

[mike123abc]

BBC report on it http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27265633