A US jury on
Friday ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc,
after it found the South Korean smartphone maker had infringed two Apple
patents.
During the
month-long trial in a San Jose, California, federal court, Apple accused
Samsung of violating patents on smartphone features including universal search,
while Samsung denied wrongdoing.
Friday's
verdict marked a big loss for the iPhone maker.
Apple and
Samsung have been litigating around the world for three years. Jurors awarded
the iPhone maker about $930 million after a 2012 trial in San Jose, California,
but Apple failed to persuade U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to issue a permanent
injunction against the sale of Samsung phones.
The current
case involves five Apple patents that were not in the 2012 trial and that cover
iPhone features like slide to unlock and search technology. Apple is again
seeking to ban sales of several Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S III, and
just over $2 billion in damages.
Samsung also
claims that Apple violated two patents on streaming video. It is seeking to ban
the iPhone 5, and asserted a $6 million damages claim.
It will be
up to Judge Koh to decide if a sales ban is warranted.
The case in
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California is Apple Inc vs. Samsung
Electronics Co Ltd, 12-630
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