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Design Patent Damages Post Samsung v Apple

Kilpatrick on 9/18/2019

In its 2016 Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple, Inc. ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reinterpreted “article of manufacture” more broadly to encompass both the end product OR its parts, ultimately opening the door to...more

Smartphone Wars – The Last Jury: Samsung Owes $539M for Infringing Apple’s Patents

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 6/1/2018

California jury recently awarded Apple $538.6 million in total damages for patent infringement by Samsung. This is the latest development in the patent battle between smartphone industry titans that began in 2011 and took...more

It’s 2018: The Impact Of IP Decisions From 2017

Ladas & Parry LLP on 4/12/2018

2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme...more

Jones Day’s Review of Business-Related Cases in the Supreme Court’s October Term 2016

Jones Day on 7/25/2017

During what many have labeled a “quiet Term,” the U.S. Supreme Court, working with only eight justices for most of the session, still delivered at least 30 rulings of particular interest to business and industry. These...more

IP Law December Developments: What to Expect in the Future

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/30/2016

December has been a hot month for IP law, with important developments in several cases that may significantly impact your intellectual property prosecution and enforcement strategies. Here is a brief summary of each of these...more

Samsung Secures 8-0 Win in the Supreme Court Reversing Apple's $400 Million Damage Award

Burr & Forman on 12/13/2016

The Supreme Court of the United States handed Samsung a victory yesterday by reversing a $400 million judgment previously won by Apple for infringement of several of Apple's design patents. In a unanimous 8-0 decision, the...more

A Smaller Bite for Apple? Supreme Court Limits Damages for Design Patent Infringement

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/9/2016

In a case reversing a $399 million damages award to Apple, the U.S. Supreme Court has held unanimously that an “article of manufacture” under the design patent damages statute can be anything from an entire product to a...more

U.S. Supreme Court Alters Standard for Design Patent Damages and Takes Apple's $400 Million Victory Over Samsung Away (At Least...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/8/2016

On December 6, 2016, the United States Supreme Court handed down an important unanimous decision regarding damages in design patent cases, throwing out a $400 million damages award that Apple had won from Samsung over...more

Supreme Court Addresses Design Patent Damages for First Time in 120 Years: New Era of Design Patent Damages Dawn

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/7/2016

On December 6, 2016, the United States Supreme Court threw out a $399 million damages award against Samsung for infringing three design patents, opening the door on a new era in design patent infringement damages and the...more

Supreme Court Changes Standard for Determining Damages for Design Patent Infringement

Burr & Forman on 12/7/2016

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc. (No. 15-777) - In the closely-watched Samsung v. Apple case, the Supreme Court today issued a landmark ruling that changed the long-standing rule for calculating damages for...more

The New Supreme Court Term: Cases for the Automotive Industry to Watch

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/14/2016

A new Supreme Court term is once again underway. This one looks to be unique in that it is likely to be an eight-Justice bench into 2017—with Republican leaders standing firm on their refusal to go forward with confirming any...more

Supreme Court Decides to Hear Samsung v. Apple, Appears Ready to Weigh-In on Patent Damage Calculations

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 3/29/2016

This week, in Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., No. 15-777, the Supreme Court granted Samsung’s petition for certiorari and agreed to hear the case about Apple’s smartphone design patents in its upcoming term. This will...more

Drilling Down: Court Invalidates Design Patent on Wellbore Centralizer Due to Lack of Ornamentality

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/17/2016

In an unusual patent claim construction order on March 2nd, a federal district court held a design patent invalid for functionality. This is a relatively rare outcome because claim construction in design patent cases is often...more

Apple (Finally) Enjoins the Sale of (Obsolete) Samsung Phones

Mintz on 1/23/2016

In the latest development in the patent skirmishes between Apple and Samsung, on Monday, January 18, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California entered a permanent injunction barring...more

Smartphone Wars – The Supreme Court Awakens: Samsung Files Petition for Certiorari in New Hope to Harmonize Design Patent Law

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 12/18/2015

On December 14, 2015, in the latest episode of the smartphone wars, Samsung filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court. Samsung is appealing a Federal Circuit decision that upheld a $399 million judgment against...more

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