A federal appeals court EE.UU.considera that Samsung violated several patents Apple but not the overall picture of the iPhone, which could reduce the amount of the fine payable by the South Korean company.
The court, which oversees litigation involving patents and affirmed the verdict of a federal jury that concluded in August 2012 that several devices Samsung had violated Apple’s patents.
However, the fact that the court did not consider that Samsung copied the overall picture smartphone Apple iPhone promises to reduce the compensation initially planned at 930 million dollars.
Samsung had requested that the fine is to be reduced by $ 382 million in arguing that their phones were not a replica of the iPhone.
“The decision shows that Apple’s claims are worthless and are greatly exaggerated,” Samsung said in a statement.
Apple sued Samsung in 2011, accusing it of violating related to the design of its mobile patents.
The apple company won the case in August 2012, in which a federal jury found that Samsung should pay 1,050 million dollars in damage.
After several reviews by the courts, the amount was set at 930 million dollars, which will be evaluated again after today’s verdict .
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