Two device manufacturers, Samsung and Apple, are at war over
patent infringement mostly found in older Samsung tablets and smartphones.
Samsung was allegedly sued for copying iPhone and iPad features in its devices.
However, a US jury has found Samsung guilty and has ruled that Samsung must pay
$290m (£180m) to Apple. Previously, a jury asked Samsung to pay $1.05bn to
Apple for patent infringement. Recently, Judge Lucy Koh, ordered a retrial on
the ground that the former judge miscalculated the amount Samsung must pay.
According to Apple's spokesman, "For Apple, this case
has always been about more than patents and money. It has been about innovation
and the hard work that goes into inventing products that people love. While
it's impossible to put a price tag on those values, we are grateful to the jury
for showing Samsung that copying has a cost."
As if that was the end, another separate trial is scheduled
for March 2014 as Samsung was found to have infringed Apple's patent that
allows users to "pinch and zoom" on smartphone and tablet screens.
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