Apple's $120M patent victory over Samsung overturned on appeal
51m ago 1h ago 3h ago 13h ago Apple's $120M patent victory over Samsung overturned on appeal A 2014 jury ruling in favor of Apple is no more. Share Tweet Share Save The never-ending Apple vs. Samsung patent wars just had another chapter written today, long after most of us stopped caring. A US appeals court overturned the $120 million jury-appointed verdict that was awarded to Apple way back in May of 2014 . Specifically, the court said that a variety of older Samsung phones (including the Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, a host of Galaxy S II variants and the Galaxy S3) didn't infringe upon three Apple patents. The patents in question covered swipe to unlock, auto-correct and a quick link feature that lets links in one app open up another app. As noted by Reuters , the quick link feature made up $99 million of the $120 million in damages awarded to Apple -- the jury decided that all 10 Samsung devices in question infringed upon that particular feature.Read full article from Apple's $120M patent victory over Samsung overturned on appeal
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