Panel Vacates $119 Million Verdict Against Samsung In Patent Dispute With Apple

Mealey's (February 29, 2016, 1:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finding that Samsun Electronics Co. Ltd. established prima facie cases of obviousness and noninfringement by its smartphones, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 26 reversed a jury’s finding of infringement in favor of Apple Inc. and an accompanying award of more than $119 million (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., Nos. 2015-1171, 2015-1195 and 2015-1994, Fed. Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3432)....