Samsung received a huge blow yesterday as the US federal court jury found Samsung to infringe Apple patents. The jury after deliberating for over 21 hours reached to the conclusion that Samsung did infringe on the patents and have awarded Apple $1,049,343,540 in damages. Samsung won’t receive any compensation as the jury didn’t find […]
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South Korean Court Rules Samsung, Apple Infringe Patents
After delaying the decision earlier this month, Seoul-based court ruled that both Samsung and Apple infringe each other’s patents. The court found Apple to infringe two Samsung wireless patents whereas Samsung infringed Apple’s bounce-back patent. The court also ordered a fine of 40 million won to Apple, 25 million won to Samsung whereas banned […]
Samsung to invest $4 billion in Austin Plant [Update]
UPDATE: Samsung yesterday released a statement to the Korean Stock Exchange regarding this investment. Samsung responded with the statement below. Samsung Electronics is considering expanding SAS’ production capacity for system LSI in order to meet increasing demand. Negotiation with the Texas State Government is currently underway including investment amount and details have not been […]
Samsung Settles LED Patent Lawsuit with Osram
Samsung and German-based Osram AG confirmed to have reached a settlement related to all ongoing patent lawsuits. The agreement will enable both the companies to dismiss the suits filed in South Korea, US and Germany and allow to use respective LED patent portfolios. Furthermore, both companies will look into the possibility of jointly developing […]
Four Samsung Products Win EISA Awards
Samsung has confirmed that four of its products have won the EISA awards this year. EISA stands for European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) which is an association of 50 magazines amongst 20 different European countries and awards products on the basis of the technology used, features, ergonomics, design and value for money. Samsung […]