Samsung wants to Postpone Retrial Because Apple Now Wants 'vastly greater damages'

[dgstorm]

It's amazing how quickly time flies. Just last year, Apple won a huge patent fight against Samsung in the United States, to the tune of over $1 Billion in damages. The award was later reduced to roughly $650 Million, and of course, a retrial was scheduled for November of 2013.

That retrial date is rapidly approaching and some new developments have occurred. Apparently, between then and now, the original damages expert for Apple passed away and a new person has taken over. This new damage expert lawyer is confident that Apple can ask for "vastly greater damages" in the retrial this time. Here's a quote from the filing,

By way of example, and without limitation, Ms. Davis's new report: (a) improperly changes the design around periods; (b) includes new per-product damages calculations, which Ms. Davis calls 'incremental profits'; (c) includes 42 alternative damages calculations hinging on different assumptions; and (d) includes extensive commentary on new evidence and trial testimony.

No specifics were offered as to how much these "vastly greater damages" will be when Apple asks for them. Of course, Samsung is not thrilled about this at all and has requested a postponement of the trial. They are actually trying to develop proof that Judge Lucy Koh should stay the case, effectively stopping the retrial in its tracks.

Hopefully we won't see the massive influx of patent war news between these tech giants like we did last year (and in 2011), but it still appears their fight could show up in the headlines again for the foreseeable future until all of this finally gets worked through.

Source: PhoneArena

 

[rhl14]

Apple is one of the biggest company of the world.From the past,they gave a lot of much popular device which make easier the people of all around the world.Most probably in year of 2011 apple gone to court against samsung.The reason is smartphone.I think apple will win the case.

 

[Traveller]

@rhl14: Hopefully not. Apple is a snake in the grass that somehow managed to get patented something quite obvious (rectangles with rounded corners) and is trying to profit from it instead of actually being innovative.