The retrial of the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement trial is in its early stages, but this time the focus is on financial damages.
According to the Washington Post, Apple Inc. stated Samsung Electronics Co. owes the Cupertino-based organization $380 million for copying important elements seen on the iPad and iPhone.
Samsung, however, claims it may owe Apple just $52 million.
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A new jury will ultimately decide the financial damages Samsung will owe Apple.
Samsung was given the guilty verdict in August 2012 during a patent infringement lawsuit that ruled the South Korean-based company owed Apple $1.05 billion. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, however, slashed the billion-dollar verdict by 40 percent, or $450.5 million. According to Judge Koh, the jury from the summer 2012 trial miscalculated on a few Samsung products.
"It is not the proper role of the court to second-guess the jury's factual determination as to the proper amount of compensation," said Koh in a statement.
The retrial focuses on 13 Samsung products, which Apple claims infringed on their "bounce-back" feature when the device owner reaches at the end of a document, among other allegations.
According to Apple attorney Harold McIlhenny during opening statements of the retrial, the Cupertino-based organization lost sales due to Samsung "selling infringing products." His argument noted Samsung owes Apple royalties of up to $380 million.
Samsung is willing to give money to Apple. However, Samsung attorney Bill Price stated the South Korean-based company owes Apple $52 million.
Price added, "Apple is simply asking for much more money than it's entitled to."
The trial over the financial damages is different from another case between Apple and Samsung set to occur in March 2014 and will feature devices such as Samsung's Galaxy S3 and Apple's iPhone 5.
Latinos Post has covered the Apple vs. Samsung Patent Infringement Trial with a series chronicling the patent infringement case. The first installment can be read here, dating back Apple original complaint, while the second installment on how the Apple vs. Samsung trials is proceeding worldwide, click here. The third installment on its impact on other tech companies, such as HTC and Motorola, can be viewed here.
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