Samsung to Pay Apple $539 Mn For Copyright Infringement
Five days of deliberations, it is what it took the US jury yesterday, to announce that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd were guilty of copying patented smartphone features by Apple Inc. Therefore, the South Korean giant will have to pay $539 million to the US headquartered company, therefore bringing a closure to the dispute between the archrivals.
The world’s two leading smartphone manufacturers have been disputing in court for patents since 2011, when Apple first filed a lawsuit accusing Samsung smartphones and tablets of “slavishly” copying their products. Samsung were found guilty in 2012 but disagreements sprouted over the amount to be paid, therefore leading to the current retrial.
However, Samsung did previously pay Apple $399 million as compensation for copyright infringement of p...