A US jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million (€462 million) in damages in the latest twist of a legal battle that began in 2011. Previous rulings had already determined that Samsung infringed on some of Apple’s patents, but the amount of damages owed has been hanging in legal limbo. Another jury convened for a 2012 trial had determined Samsung should pay Apple $1.05 billion, but US district judge Lucy Koh reduced that amount to $548 million. Apple had argued it was owed more than $1 billion dollars while Samsung contended the $399 million should be slashed to $28 million. The revised damages figure represents a victory for Apple, even though it is not as much as the Cupertino, California, company had sought.

Source: The Irish Times May 25, 2018 15:11 UTC