Apple sued its component supplier Samsung, alleging in a 38-page federalcomplaint on April 15, 2011 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California that several of Samsung's Android Phones and Tablets, infringed on Apple’s intellectual property: its patents, trademarks,user interface and style.
Apple accused Samsung of infringing on three utility patents (United States Patent Nos. 7,469,381, 7,844,915, and 7,864,163) and four design patents (United States Patent Nos. D504,889, D593,087, D618,677, and D604,305).
Case Verdict
On August 24, 2012 the jury returned a verdict largely favorable to Apple. It found that Samsung had willfully infringed on Apple's design and utility patents and had also diluted Apple's trade dresses related to the iPhone. The jury awarded Apple $1.049 billion in damages and Samsung zero damages in its counter suit.
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