Apple Wins $539M from Samsung in Damages Retrial
There is one important aspect of this re-trial many of you are missing. The case was already decided years ago against Samsung -- there is nothing more to debate on that end, however absurd the decision.<p>Now the new jury decided that those frivolous infringements amount to most of Samsung&#x27;s entire profit. In another word, Apple&#x27;s hometown jury decided that Apple&#x27;s patents rounded corners drove market demand for Samsung&#x27;s infringed device almost single-handedly - not their brilliants displays, battery, or even wireless radio functionality.<p>Needlessly to say, not only is it ridiculous to say that those frivolous few design components amounts to almost all of Samsung&#x27;s profit, this also sets extremely dangerous legal precedence. I could only imagine what future patent trolls with absurd design patents are going to look like now -- and, of course, Apple won&#x27;t be immune to this either. I can&#x27;t imagine any sane mind wanting this outcome (and yes that includes Apple&#x27;s own counsel).