Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Samsung did not copy the iPhone overall picture: Court – El Colombiano

Samsung Electronics expressed his satisfaction after the ruling by a federal appeals court EU to relieve you have copied the design of the iPhone , accusing Apple of having made an “exaggerated”

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“We welcome the cancellation the sentence the Court of Appeals United States about claims for damages on commercial image presented by Apple against Samsung, “said the technology giant said in a statement from its headquarters in Seoul.

The US court Monday charged with monitor litigation involving patents , partially affirmed the verdict of a federal jury in California to conclude that several devices Samsung had violated Apple patents .

However, that ruling overturned part of decreed in August 2012 considering that the South Korean firm did not copy the iPhone overall image, which could substantially reduce the compensation provided.

“The decision shows that the Apple claims worthless and are greatly exaggerated,” he said in his statement Samsung Electronics, which also pledged to “continue to take all measures as may be necessary “to” protect “their products.

dispute between the two tech firms in the North American country began in 2011, when Apple filed a lawsuit in federal court California against Samsung, accusing him of violating related to the design of its mobile patents.

In August 2012 the court ruled in favor of the company on the block and determined that your competitor South Korea should pay 1,050 million in damages.

After several reviews by the courts, the amount was set at 930 million dollars.

In its appeal, Samsung had requested that the fine be reduced to 382 million dollars by arguing that their phones were not a replica of the iPhone.

So, after the final verdict court of appeals, the number that the South Korean company must pay to the US will be subject to further revision.

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