Appeals Court Rules Apple Was Entitled to Sales Ban on Samsung Products in Earlier Tr
 

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new...ung-250x81.jpgA U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Apple was entitled to an injunction on multiple Samsung products that a lower court ruled to be infringing on the iPhone maker's patented tech**logies in an early 2014 trial.

As **ted by Bloomberg, the ruling sets an important precedent, since it could have an impact on how damages are awarded in future trials involving patented inventions from large tech**logy companies such as Apple, Samsung and Google.

The decision could have far-reaching consequences in how disputes are resolved when it comes to complex devices. The ability to block use of an invention is a powerful tool that increases the price tag when negotiating settlements.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington echoed that in its ruling:

?The right to exclude competitors from using one?s property rights is important,? the Federal Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision. ?And the right to maintain exclusivity -- a hallmark and crucial guarantee of patent rights deriving from the Constitution itself -? is likewise important.?

In May 2014, a jury in the lower court Apple vs. Samsung trial found that Samsung willfully infringed on three of the five patents involved in the lawsuit, related to tech**logies including slide to unlock and data syncing. Samsung was ordered to pay Apple a settlement of $119.6 million.

Samsung informed the appeals court in March that only one of its products currently for sale infringes upon a single Apple patent, so any potential injunction would **t have much of an impact on the South Korean company's bottom line. Nevertheless, Samsung is in the process of appealing the lower court decision before the U.S. Federal Circuit.


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