Apple awarded $1bn in damages from Samsung in US court

[Simon]

A US court has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05bn (£665m) in damages for infringing intellectual property.

The jury decided several Samsung devices had infringed iPhone-maker Apple's software and design patents, but rejected counter-claims by Samsung.

Apple will now seek import bans on several of its rival's products. Samsung has said it will appeal.

Correspondents say the ruling is one of the most significant in a global battle over patents and intellectual property.

In recent weeks, a court in South Korea ruled that both technology firms had copied each other, while a British court threw out claims by the US company that Samsung had infringed its copyright.

But the year-long US case has involved some of the biggest damages claims, and is likely to shape the way patent licences are handled in the future.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19377261

[cavillas]

Disgusting but what do you expect with an American company and an American court.  What next?  Perhaps Apple will stop people using WORDS in texts and other apps on mobile phones as  an infringement.  Perhaps they may even try to copyright the English language because they have allowed people to use it on their phones and computers.  It is a company that can't be trusted.

[Technical Ben]

Disgusting but what do you expect with an American company and an American court.  What next?  Perhaps Apple will stop people using WORDS in texts and other apps on mobile phones as  an infringement.  Perhaps they may even try to copyright the English language because they have allowed people to use it on their phones and computers.  It is a company that can't be trusted.

No, but there are court cases over SMILEYS and HYPERLINKS in texts (or email over mobiles). Basically, grab any other existing technology or invention, put "mobile phone" or "tablet" in front and you can claim you invented it. Roll on mobile phones made of chocolate...

[Simon]

They might be hard to swallow...

[lozcart]

I think the best word from the case against Samsung was "wilful"

It was decided that Samsung was wilful, in other words they intentionally copied Apple and therefore should pay damages.