Litigation

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc.

decided

15-777

Terminated
2016-12-06

Patents at issue (1)

Defendants (1)

Summary

Supreme Court review of design-patent damages (article of manufacture / § 289 total profit) arising from the Apple v. Samsung litigation that included '915 damages. Decided Dec. 6, 2016; judgment vacated in part and remanded as to design-patent damages only. Samsung did not petition for certiorari on any '915 issue, so the '915 liability/damages findings were unaffected.

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