Samsung has finally agreed to pay Apple more than 500 million dollars in damages, all in the wake of the long battle for patent infringement between the two companies. The South Korean company has confirmed in a statement that it will give Apple $548.176.477.
The agreement comes after the Federal Court of Appeals refused to agree to Samsung's request for a new hearing last month. Some hoped that Samsung would get its case to the Supreme Court, but after the two companies reached a settlement, Samsung has finally agreed to pay damages. Here is a image showing where one of the patents has been infringed.
It is now awaiting the original invoice from Apple, and it is expected to reach its Korean rivals before the weekend, so that they can send the $ 548 million to Apple on December 14, reports Florian Mueller.
Apple has been fighting Samsung in the Courts for nearly five years, after it sued the Korean manufacturer of copy the design of the iPhone and its software functions (picture above). In August 2012, a jury found Samsung guilty and Apple was compensated with $ 1.05 billions in damages, but that figure had already been reduced in a new trial.
Samsung will pay, but your money may be back if the ruling changes at any time. And it looks like Samsung will continue to fight in some way, perhaps by filing an application with the Supreme Court of the United States. what for check design for patent damage.
We probably haven't heard the latest on this case yet.