Federal jury rules Samsung infringed on Apple’s patents, but awards just $119.6 million in damages

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by Sindy Cator on May 3, 2014 at 12:14 am

After three days of deliberations, a federal jury has found that Samsung infringed on some of the Apple patents brought against it, reports re/code. Apple was seeking $2.2 billion in damages from the suit. It was awarded $119.6 million. The jury determined that all accused Samsung phones had infringed on the U.S. Patent 5,946,647 “quick links.” They also ruled that U.S. Patent 8,046,721 “slide-to-unlock” was infringed by some Samsung products. The patents pertaining to universal search (U.S. Patent 6,847,959) and background synchronization (U.S. Patent 7,761,414) were determined not to be infringed upon. U.S. Patent 8,074,172 “word suggestions” was ruled earlier by Judge Lucy Koh to…