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Miscalculations: Judge slashes $1b Samsung penalty

Apple had accused its rival of massive and willful copying of its designs and technology for smartphones and tablets.

Afp March 03, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO: A judge on Friday cut $450 million from a $1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages.

US District Judge Lucy Koh affirmed the remainder of the award, amounting to $598.9 million, in the patent infringement case, while denying Apple’s request for a bigger penalty.

The decision marked the latest twist in the blockbuster trial pitting the maker of the iPhone against the surging South Korean electronics giant.

Apple had accused its rival of massive and willful copying of its designs and technology for smartphones and tablets.

Apple has been rapidly losing market share to Samsung and other manufacturers that use the free Google Android system in the smartphone and tablet computer markets.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 3^rd, 2013.

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