Apple Obtains $1 Billion Verdict Against Samsung

After a four-week trial and three days of deliberation, a jury in the Northern District of California returned a verdict last Friday afternoon in favor of Apple and against Samsung. Highlights include:

•  Samsung infringed six Apple patents (three utility, three design).
• Apple’s patents were not invalid.
• In most cases, Samsung’s infringement was willful.
• Samsung found liable for trade dress infringement but not for breach of contract or antitrust claims.
• Apple’s damages for patent infringement and trade dress dilution combined was $1,049,343,540. (Apple sought damages of $2.5 to 2.75 billion.)
• Apple did not infringe six Samsung patents. (Samsung sought $421 million for alleged infringement.)
• None of Samsung’s five patents were invalid, but two were unenforceable due to exhaustion.
• Hearing on permanent injunction is currently set for September 20, 2012 but is subject to change.

Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et. al., 5-11-cv-01846 (CAND August 24, 2012, Verdict).