Judge slashes $1.24b Samsung-Apple penalty in half
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A passerby photographs an Apple store logo with his Samsung Galaxy phone in central Sydney on Sept 21, 2012. A judge on Friday cut US$450 million (S$557 million) from a US$1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A judge on Friday cut US$450 million (S$557 million) from a US$1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages.
United States (US) District Judge Lucy Koh affirmed the remainder of the award, amounting to US$598.9 million, in the patent infringement case, while denying Apple's request for an increase in damages.
The decision marked the latest twist in the blockbuster trial pitting the maker of the iPhone against the surging South Korean electronics giant.
Apple had accused its rival of massive and willful copying of its designs and technology for smartphones and tablets.
