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Apple throws sand in competitors' gears, but they won't slow down

Apple had its day in a U.S. court with a jury awarding the company more than $1 billion in an overwhelming patent infringement victory over Samsung. After the presiding judge, Lucy Koh, finishes her assessment of damages, the ultimate payout might actually climb higher. Some Samsung phones might even be prohibited from sale in this country (we'll find out the answer at a scheduled September 20 court hearing).

It all sounds rosy for Apple, which was in an understandably celebratory mood after the jury returned its verdict. Indeed, CEO Tim Cook told his employees that Apple values "… Read more

Samsung once again vies for reversal on U.S. tablet ban

The court trial between Apple and Samsung may have wrapped up last week, but the spat just keeps on rolling.

The latest: a new court filing from Samsung, attempting once again to get the U.S. preliminary injunction against its Galaxy Tab 10.1 dissolved ahead of next month's post-trial injunctions-related hearing.

You might remember that tablet was given a preliminary sales ban in June, with stipulation that it could be reversed if Samsung was cleared of infringing Apple's D'889 tablet design patent. That's just what happened in the jury verdict that was delivered at the … Read more

Apple, Motorola strike licensing deal -- but only in Germany

Apple and Motorola Mobility are close to a licensing deal in Germany, thanks in part to the ruling of a local court.

Motorola, a unit of Google, disclosed late Monday that the company had reached a tentative agreement to license out its essential patents to Apple. Patent law blog Foss Patents was the first to discover the disclosure.

CNET confirmed that the companies are going through the process of determining a fair and reasonable rate for the essential patents, which will be set by the German court. The rate is for a royalty Apple must pay to Motorola for products … Read more

Making sense of Samsung's infringing devices

Now that (some of) the dust has cleared from the Apple v. Samsung trial that wrapped up on Friday, wherein a jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages for Samsung's patent violations, CNET takes a look at the 26 devices cited for infringements.

The carriers

AT&T (4) - Captivate, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Infuse 4G Sprint (5) - Epic 4G, Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Tab, Nexus S 4G, Transform T-Mobile (4) - Exhibit 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II, Vibrant Verizon (4) - Continuum, Droid Charge, Fascinate, Galaxy Tab 10.1 … Read more

Apple-Samsung jury foreman recalls 'aha! moment'

According to Velvin Hogan, the 67-year-old foreman of the jury in the U.S. trial between the Apple and Samsung, one of the turning points in group's journey to a verdict came after some deep thinking at home.

"I was at home thinking about that patent claim by claim, I had what we would call an aha! moment," Hogan told Bloomberg TV in an interview this afternoon. "I suddenly decided I could defend this if it was my patent -- I took that story back to the jury and laid it out for them and then … Read more

What does the Apple v. Samsung verdict mean to LG?

After a jury decided on Friday that Samsung owes Apple $1 billion in reparations due to patent infringements, many other OEMs who make phones using Google's Android OS (which could be Apple's real target) may be battening down the hatches.

Though it looks like, for now, Apple isn't suing anyone else, it's easy to understand why LG should pay close attention to this trial's verdict and even closer attention to its fierce competitor, Samsung.

In addition to running Android, which Google is already trying to distance from the case, many of LG's products look … Read more

Apple: Expand the ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab

In a filing earlier today, picked up by Bloomberg, Apple said it wants to extend an earlier injunction on Samsung's Wi-Fi-only 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet to encompass the cellular version as well.

Apple cites the jury verdict from last week, which found the Wi-Fi version of that tablet to infringe on three of Apple's "feature" (i.e., software) patents. The 4G version of the tablet was also on the verdict form, but the jury didn't find that it infringed any of Apple's design (i.e., hardware) patents. … Read more

How Apple's courtroom win affects you

Monday's tech news roundup translates the Apple v. Samsung legalese:

Apple won the patent case against Samsung late Friday, but the battle between the two biggest smartphone makers is not over yet. The jury in San Jose, Cali. found Samsung products infringed on Apple's patents, such as rounded edges and pinch-to-zoom. The jury decided that Samsung should pay $1.05 billion to Apple in damages.

Next up: the judge has to decide if she wants to change the amount for damages, Samsung is expected to appeal, and Apple will ask for an injunction to ban selling Samsung products … Read more

Why the Apple verdict may barely faze Samsung

If the Samsung Galaxy S3 avoids an injunction in the U.S. the Korean electronics giant won't see much Apple patent fallout beyond initial damages.

Samsung has been hit with a stinging patent lawsuit defeat at the hands of Apple, but assuming the electronics giant can keep its Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note away from an injunction the financial hit is minimal.

In other words, the fact a jury ruled that Samsung must pay at least $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for infringing on three design patents isn't the hit it's portrayed to be. Even … Read more