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Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is the general title of a series of patent infringement lawsuits between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics in the United States Court system, regarding the design of smartphones and tablet computers.
Facts of the case. In April 2011, Apple Inc. (Apple) sued Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. (Samsung) and argued that certain design elements of Samsung’s smartphones infringed on specific patents for design elements in the iPhone that Apple holds. The jury held that Samsung had infringed on Apple’s patents and awarded over $1 billion in damages.
Argued: October 11, 2016. Decided: December 6, 2016. Justia Summary. The Patent Act prohibits the manufacture or sale an “article of manufacture” to which a patented design or a colorable imitation thereof has been applied and makes an infringer liable “to the extent of his total profit,” 35 U.S.C. 289.
Oct 22, 2017 · The jury found that Samsung had infringed the D'677, D'087, and D'305 patents, Apple's utility patents, and Apple's trade dress. Id. The jury awarded approximately $1.049 billion to Apple on its infringement and trade dress claims. Id. After trial, Samsung moved for judgment as a matter of law. ECF No. 2013.
Aug 29, 2012 · The jury found that, in 24 of its phones and tablets, Samsung had infringed on all three utility patents and three of four design patents that Apple had asserted. The jury rejected Samsung’s defense that the patents were invalid.
SCOTUSblog Coverage. Opinion analysis: Justices tread narrow path in rejecting $400 million award for Samsung’s infringement of Apple’s cellphone design patents (Ronald Mann, December 6, 2016) Argument analysis: Justices cautious about resolving Samsung-Apple dispute over design of cell phones (Ronald Mann, October 13, 2016)
Oct 11, 2016 · Apple and Samsung will appear before the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue why their opponent was wrong when it came to a patent case from 2012. This is the first time a design patent case...
