TechHive: Huge damage award at stake as Apple, Samsung return to court next week

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Huge damage award at stake as Apple, Samsung return to court next week Nov 6th 2013, 18:00, by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service The battle between Apple and Samsung over smartphone design returns to a Silicon Valley courtroom next week as the companies fight over how much Samsung should pay for infringement of five Apple patents in 13 of its smartphones. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy H. Koh It was just over a year ago that a jury in the same court awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages after finding infringement of Apple's patents in numerous Samsung smartphones. But U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh cut about $450 million from the total award and ordered a partial retrial after finding the jury had used an "impermissible legal theory" in determining the amount. Background The case centers on two types of patents and that the jury should have used a different formula in calculating the amount owed to Apple by Samsung for infringement of each type of patent, but didn't consistently do that, Koh said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: legal_books_gave-100001355-small.jpg

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