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Court rejects Samsung’s latest appeal request in never-ending patent case

In its seemingly never-ending legal battle between Apple, Samsung earlier this summer asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the U.S Federal Circuit Court’s decision to uphold damages from a 2012 ruling. Today, San Jose Mercury News reports that the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Samsung’s request to have its case reheard.

The Federal Circuit denied the request without comment, leaving Samsung’s only remaining option as the U.S. Supreme Court. Samsung’s request for a rehearing was backed by several other tech companies last month, including Google, Facebook, Dell, HP, eBay, and many others.

 Without comment, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Samsung’s bid to reconsider a previous ruling largely backing Apple — leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the only legal option left for Samsung to try to overturn hundreds of millions of dollars in damages it now owes Apple in their ongoing patent feud.

Samsung had urged the Federal Circuit to rehear the case with its full 12-judge roster, arguing that a three-judge panel erred earlier this year when it left intact a jury’s verdict that the South Korean tech giant’s smartphones and tablets infringed on Apple’s design patents.

The original verdict in the Samsung v. Apple case was handed down nearly three years ago and saw Apple awarded $1B in damages with the jury finding that Samsung infringed five of Apple’s patents. $450M of that award was later vacated and a retrial ordered to determine a revised sum, with Apple awarded a lower sum of $290M – for a grand total of $930M.

With Samsung’s latest request for a rehearing denied, it now can turn to the U.S. Supreme Court as its last-ditch effort to have its case reconsidered. It appears that after more than three years of back and forth, this case my finally be coming to an end. Maybe.

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Comments

  1. katwalk65 - 9 years ago

    the never ending patent case sounds like a great grisham novel to adapt to the screen with tommy lee jones! hahahaha

  2. nikhilnagaraj24 - 9 years ago

    They deserve to pay every cent of the ruling…………. and more!

    What a scumbag of a company (at least the mobile division)

  3. Rich Davis (@RichDavis9) - 9 years ago

    Hurry up already, pay the freaking bill. I think the Court should have a 10% per annum interest rated added from the original date of the settlement until they get fully paid, that might be an incentive for Samsung to pay up.

    • AeronPeryton - 9 years ago

      Samsung has undoubtedly accrued court and lawyer fees that dwarf what all these rehearings have “saved” them.

  4. mytawalbeh - 9 years ago

    This is JUSTICE, finally a relief news comes out !

  5. Patrick Phelps - 9 years ago

    Whatever Samsung “stole” from Apple it can’t do the amazing things Apple can do with it. Currently STUCK with a Samsung until I can upgrade to my next iPhone. What a piece of crap phone it is. I actually have iPhoneitis. Fortunately there is light at the end of the long dark tunnel. Upgrading 8/20, and might just play baseball with the ole Samsung paperweight. LOL

  6. appleisgrindingmygears - 9 years ago

    I wonder how many lawyers are going to retire once all is said and done. They will probably retire with a nice back account.

  7. iSRS - 9 years ago

    Not saying Samsung won’t try, but this is hardly SCotUS worthy.

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