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lördag, augusti 25, 2012

Jury Awards Victory to Apple in Samsung Patent Case

The New York Times
Friday, August 24, 2012 -- 7:26 PM EDT
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A jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages after finding that Samsung infringed a series of Apple patents on smartphones and tablet computers, in a closely watched court case that could have broad implications for the mobile business.

As the jury’s verdict was read in a federal court case in San Jose, Calif., Apple appeared to prevail on many of its claims against Samsung, according to Reuters. These included allegations that various Samsung products violated an Apple patent covering the “bounce back” effect when a user scrolls to the end of a list, and the pinch-to-zoom gesture that users make when they want to magnify an image on their screens.

It was the first in a wave of legal cases in the United States involving smartphone patents to reach a jury trial, and the one with the highest profile because the parties in the suit, Samsung and Apple, are the two biggest makers of smartphones in the world.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/technology/jury-reaches-decision-in-apple-samsung-patent-trial.html?emc=na

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