The three Apple patents covered design elements of the iPhone such as its black rectangular front face, rounded corners, and colourful grid of icons for programs and apps. It was part of a $548 million payment that Samsung made to Apple in December 2015. The legal dispute concerned whether the "article of manufacture" for which Samsung owed damages included its entire smartphones, or only parts that infringed Apple patents. Samsung, in a statement, welcomed a new trial, calling it "a historic opportunity to determine how the US Supreme Court's guidance on design patent damages will be implemented." The case is Apple Inc v Samsung Electronics Co et al, US District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Source: bd News24 October 23, 2017 16:41 UTC