Appeals court overturns Apple’s $120M victory in quick links patent case with Samsung
- 8 years ago
An appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that would have forced Samsung to pay $120 million in damages to Apple for patent infringement, reports Reuters .
The court, however, has ruled that Samsung did not infringe on that patent and that two other patents relating to the iPhone's slide-to-unlock mechanism and auto-correct feature were invalid.
In a operate patent case, Apple and Samsung had reached a $548 million settlement , but part of that agreement was that Samsung had the right to reclaim reimbursement should any position of the trial be modified.
One law professor who has been following the case related to quick links remarked that Apple "rolled the dice" by going to court over these patents and that the this ruling "shows that patent wars really are not worth it."
The court, however, has ruled that Samsung did not infringe on that patent and that two other patents relating to the iPhone's slide-to-unlock mechanism and auto-correct feature were invalid.
In a operate patent case, Apple and Samsung had reached a $548 million settlement , but part of that agreement was that Samsung had the right to reclaim reimbursement should any position of the trial be modified.
One law professor who has been following the case related to quick links remarked that Apple "rolled the dice" by going to court over these patents and that the this ruling "shows that patent wars really are not worth it."