The United States Supreme Court has thrown out a $339 million patent infringement ruling Apple previously won against Samsung, reports Reuters.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Samsung in its big-money smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling that said the South Korean company had to pay a $399 million penalty to its American rival for copying key iPhone designs.
In an 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court sent the case back to a lower court for further proceedings. It held that a patent infringer doesn't always have to give over the entire profits from sales of products that use stolen designs, if the designs only cover certain components rather than the whole product.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Samsung in its big-money smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling that said the South Korean company had to pay a $399 million penalty to its American rival for copying key iPhone designs.
In an 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court sent the case back to a lower court for further proceedings. It held that a patent infringer doesn't always have to give over the entire profits from sales of products that use stolen designs, if the designs only cover certain components rather than the whole product.
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