Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Apple In Case Against Samsung
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said Apple should have been awarded an injunction barring Samsung from selling products that infringe its patents.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. said the lower court abused its discretion when it denied Apple an injunction after a jury ordered Samsung to pay $120 million in May, 2014 for infringing three of Apple's patents.
The case involved Apple patents covering the iPhone's slide-to-unlock, autocorrect and data detection features.
"Apple does not seek to enjoin the sale of lifesaving drugs, but to prevent Samsung from profiting from the unauthorized use of infringing features in its cellphones and tablets," the court said.
The case was sent back to a lower federal court in San Jose, California, to reconsider the injunction.
Last year, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California refused Apple's request for a permanent injunction to stop Samsung from selling the infringing features on its smartphones.
The case involved Apple patents covering the iPhone's slide-to-unlock, autocorrect and data detection features.
"Apple does not seek to enjoin the sale of lifesaving drugs, but to prevent Samsung from profiting from the unauthorized use of infringing features in its cellphones and tablets," the court said.
The case was sent back to a lower federal court in San Jose, California, to reconsider the injunction.
Last year, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California refused Apple's request for a permanent injunction to stop Samsung from selling the infringing features on its smartphones.
