NEW YORK – A federal appeals court is ordering a lower court to reconsider Apple’s attempt to block eight Samsung phones from the U.S. market because the products violate patents held by Apple.
The appeals court says the lower court should reconsider Apple’s request for a permanent injunction on the grounds that Samsung’s products infringe three utility patents. It says the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California was right to deny Apple the injunction based on three design patents and the general appearance of the products.
Get daily National news
Read More: Samsung says it owes Apple $52 million
- AI stocks drop as tech companies call to slow down development for safety
- King Charles to discuss AI with company executives as threat fears mount
- How Google, Meta are implementing its ‘age assurance’ tech in Canada
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up
Apple sued Samsung in April 2011, and last year a jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion. The award was reduced and a new trial was ordered.
Apple wants $380 million, and Samsung says it should only have to pay $52 million.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.