Apple Vs. Samsung: Apple Wins $1B, But Jury Clears Galaxy Tab 10.1 Of Infringement

August 24, 2012, 09:21 PM EDT

In the lawsuit, which Apple filed in April 2011 in the U.S. District Court in Northern California, Apple alleged that Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets bear too close a resemblance to the Apple iPhone and iPad.

Apple also alleged that Samsung infringed on Apple trademarks and engaged in unfair competition.

It was not all bad news for Samsung. Online news site Wired reported that the jurors did not agree that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PCs infringed on Apple iPad design patents.

The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday afternoon that the Federal court jury in San Jose, Calif., awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages, or less than half the $2.5 billion Apple had requested.

The jury found Samsung to have infringed on six of the seven patents at issue in the case and found willful infringement in five of those cases. The jury also ruled all seven Apple patents in question to be valid, the Journal reported.

Apple relied heavily on Samsung's internal strategy documents to prove its Korean rival copied its iPhone, while Samsung relied in part on testimony that many of Apple's mobile device designs were not original, the Journal reported.

PUBLISHED AUG. 24, 2012

Joseph F. Kovar

Joseph F. Kovar is a senior editor and reporter for the storage and the non-tech-focused channel beats for CRN. He keeps readers abreast of the latest issues related to such areas as data life-cycle, business continuity and disaster recovery, and data centers, along with related services and software, while highlighting some of the key trends that impact the IT channel overall. He can be reached at jkovar@thechannelcompany.com.