Apple Looking for Another $707 Million From Samsung for Patent Infringement

By: Kuljit Grewal  |   September 27th, 2012   |   Apple, Business, Smartphones

According to Reuters, Apple Inc. continues to be hell bent on squeezing every dollar it possibly can from Korean tech giant Samsung regarding patent infringements. The Cupertino based company has asked for a court order requesting the permanent ban of Samsung products that have been deemed in violation of Apple’s patents. A request for $707 million in damages is also being requested as part of the order.

 

This news comes as both of the world’s largest smartphone makers battle patent cases in 10 countries worldwide. Apple has already seen incredible success from the cases, with Samsung being found in violation of six patents last month resulting in Apple receiving $1.05 billion in damages. It seems as if that coup was not enough as an additional $700 is now being requested.

 

The $707 million is comprised of the following according to the official motion filed Friday of last week; $400 million in damages for design and style infringement, $135 million for willful infringement of utility patents, $50 million in prejudgment interest accrued and $121 in supplemental damages. The last item is based on Samsung sales not currently under jury deliberation.

 

As per Reuters, Apple is requesting that the injunction cover “any of the infringing products or any other product with a feature or features not more than colorably different from any of the infringing feature or features in any of the Infringing Products.”

 

As a rebuttal, Samsung has requested that a totally new trial be held and are going after Apple’s iPhone 5 in their own patent infringement lawsuit.

 

“The Court’s constraints on trial time, witnesses and exhibits were unprecedented for a patent case of this complexity and magnitude, and prevented Samsung from presenting a full and fair case in response to Apple’s many claims,” Samsung said. “Samsung therefore respectfully requests that the Court grant a new trial enabling adequate time and even-handed treatment of the parties.”

 

“It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies.”

 

SOURCE: Reuters

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