Facebook and Google back Samsung in court case against Apple
Jul21
The most recent turn in Samsung and Apple’s patent case has seen Facebook, Google, eBay, Dell, HP and other Silicon Valley companies chime in to support Samsung in a “friend of the court” briefing filed to the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. A jury ruled in 2012 that Samsung had willfully infringed on Apple patents and the Korean company was ordered to pay $1 billion in damages. However, the amount was later reduced to $548 million following a review. The briefing says: If allowed to stand, that decision will lead to absurd results and have a devastating impact on companies, including…
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