Apple V Samsung in the Supreme court this week!

Today, Samsung and Apple take their legal battle over smartphone design similarities to the United States Supreme Court.

 

It’s kind of a big deal, guys. 

 

The supreme court will be deciding on how much of a combined $548 million patent infringement ruling Samsung will be required to pay Apple.

 

Kinda crazily, the case also marks the Supreme Court’s first examination of a design patent dispute in 120 years, “which cover the ornamental look of an object rather than any functional aspect.”

 

Apple’s design patents cover “the rounded corners of its phones, the rim that surrounds the front face and the grid of icons that users view.”

 

Last December, a federal court in San Jose ruled in Apple’s favor, and Samsung appealed days later in attempts to avoid the $548 million reward payment to Apple.

 

In Samsung’s appeal, the company gave the court a metaphor centering around owing a car’s entire profits to a rival company for infringing upon their cup holder design.

 

 

 

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