Judge reduces damages in Apple v. Samsung, setting the floor at $598M, and offers some guidance to expert witnesses
On March 1, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh ruled that Samsung Electronics should pay Apple adjusted damages of $598 million, down from the jury’s award of just over $1 billion. (A jury found that 14 Samsung products had violated Apple patents.) The restating of the damages was due to two factors: 1) the jury [...]
New, free publication explains the legal framework of design patents
Design patents are gathering more interest with Apple’s win over Samsung earlier this year. As a result, their collective value is increasing. Analysts with engagements to value design patents should make note of a new mini-treatise written by Matthew A. Smith of Foley & Lardner LLP. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare [...]
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The Law of Superheroes addresses some ‘critical’ IP issues Dennis Crouch of Patently-O reviews The Law of Superheroes, by James Dailey and Ryan Davidson. Fittingly published by Gotham Books, one chapter of the book takes a look at IP issues as they relate to our favorite comic book characters, answering such questions as: Bookmark on [...]
Apple wins big
Here is a look at the 20-page Apple v Samsung verdict sheet jurors had to complete as they found Samsung guilty of infringing Apple utility and design patents with their Android-based smartphones. For some jurors, it simply came down to holding the Samsung and Apple phones up in the dark and comparing … if it looks [...]
M&A pros and valuators of acquired IP must take a hard look at risks
As Rachel Schwartz writes for ipCapital Group, once analysts have a fix on an expected income stream based upon the intended use of an acquired IP asset, time, technology and commercialization risks need to be factored in to make the valuation work. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe [...]
Apple successful in blocking Samsung’s Galaxy tablet in the EU
Bloomberg reports Apple got a temporary injunction preventing Samsung Electronics Co. from distributing the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the European Union, except the Netherlands, where Apple has a separate action pending. Florian Mueller emphasizes the preliminary injunction relates to a design-related intellectual property right, allowing for EU-wide enforcement. Recall that Apple contends Samsung’s [...]
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