The jury of eight people said that Samsung had indeed violated some patents that Apple had put forward in this trial. Following this result, Samsung has "only" paid $ 119.6 million (119,625,000 to be exact). We are far from the $ 2.2 billion expected by Apple. The Korean manufacturer is doing pretty well in this case, even if two "and a half" patents have been violated according to the jury. As a reminder, Google announced last week to help Samsung to pay the fees charged, irrespective of the outcome of the jury (which was not known at that time) since the trial affects indirectly Android.
- The first patent (# 5,946,647) concerned the self-correcting system that converts written text into clickable link: violated.
- The second patent (# 6,847,959) concerned the universal search (ie "Search the Web" in Spotlight): not violated.
- The third patent (# 7,761,414) involved synchronizing the background (like iCloud): not violated
- The fourth patent (# 8,046,721) concerned the famous "Slide to unlock" available on the lock screen: violated on some terminals.
- The fifth patent (# 8,074,172) concerned the system of word suggestion: violated
In fact, Apple will also have to pay. The jury believes that the Cupertino company has violated a Samsung patent directly related to FaceTime. The amount payable to Samsung is 158,400 dollars. Another patent that the Korean manufacturer had put forward was not violated by Apple though.
Apple issued the following statement when we reached out for comment:
“We are grateful to the jury and the court for their service. Today’s ruling reinforces what courts around the world have already found: that Samsung willfully stole our ideas and copied our products. We are fighting to defend the hard work that goes into beloved products like the iPhone, which our employees devote their lives to designing and delivering for our customers.”
Samsung issued the following statement:
“It is inappropriate to comment while the jury is still deliberating.
