APPLE VS.

SAMSUNG
THE CASE
 Argued October 11, 2016
Decided December 6, 2016

Full case name Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. v. Apple

Inc.
Docket no. 15-777

Citations 580 U.S. 53 (more)137 S. Ct. 429; 196 L.

Ed. 2d 363; 120 U.S.P.Q.2d 1749; 85
U.S.L.W. 4019
Argument Oral argument

THE
PATIENTS ACT,
1970
INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE

• Since
2011,
Apple and
Samsung
have been
fighting
over
infringement of numerous patents.
• The two companies have been dispute in over 10 countries{Apple Inc. v.
Samsung Electronics Co. , From Wikipedia}

INTRODUCTION
• A patent
is set of
exclusive
rights
granted by
a sovereigns state or
intergovernmental organization to an inventor or assignee for a limited
period of in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.
• An invention is solution to a specific technological problem and is a product or a
process.
• A patent must satisfy certain criteria’s to be granted as a patent{Apple
Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. , From Wikipedia}

INTRODUCTION
 • These
criteria’s are
novelty,
usefulness ,
and

non-obviousness

Example : google glass patented by google

Propose of getting a patent
• To enjoy the exclusive rights over the inventions.
• To ensure commercial returns to the inventor for the time and money spend spent in
generating a new product.

SECTIONS
Section
104A –
Burden of
proof in
case in case of suits concerning infringement.
The court may direct the defendant to prove the process used by him to obtain the product is different from
the process.

Section 109 – Right of exclusive licensee to take proceedings against

infringement.
The holder of an excusive license has right as a patentee to sue in case infringement of the patent is
committed. {Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. , From Wikipedia}
INFRINGEMENT OF
PATENTS

DESIGN PATENTS
 Apple claimed that
Samsung's
infringement of the apple
utility patents
provided Samsung’s
Galaxy Mobile with
unique functionality for its products that
was the results of Apple’s innovation ‘
and Samsung’s . {Apple Inc. v. Samsung
Electronics Co. , From Wikipedia}
FINAL JUDGEMENT
• The jury
awarded
Apple
$1.049
billion in
damages
and
Samsung
zero
damages in
its counter
suit. The jury
found Samsung infringed Apple's patents
on iPhone's "Bounce-Back Effect" (US Patent No. 7,469,381),
• Finally, Apple won the case !
• {Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. , From Wikipedia}

CITATION
•
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Samsung_Electronics_Co.#:~:text=The
%20jury%20awarded%20Apple%20%241.049,Zoom%22%20(US%20Patent%20No.

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