As you already know very well, Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), si Samsung have been involved in a process in the last few weeks, reaching a decision late last night. After presenting all the evidence held by both parties and explaining the infringements made for the invention patents, the jury decided that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), must receive 119.625.000 dollars from Koreans. Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), demanded over 2 billion dollars for these violations, so the amount awarded represents approximately 5% of the requested amount, and the lawyers of those from Cupertino will certainly appeal the decision.
- Patent 5,946,647 — Apple's "data detectors" that transform typed text (such as email addresses) into actionable links
- Patent 8,046,721 — Gesture-based unlock screen (“slide to unlock”); only some devices were found to infringe this patent
- Patent 8,074,172 — Deals with how autocorrect suggests words
Above you have the 3 invention patents for which infringement was proven by Samsung, Apple failing to convince the jury that Samsung violated two others that concern the technology used in the search system Spotlight and those used by iCloud for data synchronization. Responding to this decision, Apple thanked the jury for the work done throughout this process, stating that this victory reaffirms the fact that Samsung has used its technologies without right in various products, avoiding to say whether it will appeal the decision or not.
We are grateful to the jury and the court for their service," Apple said Re / code. "Today's ruling reinforces what courts around the world have already found: that Samsung willfully stole our ideas and copied our products. We are fighting to defend the hard work that goes into beloved products like the iPhone, which our employees devote their lives to designing and delivering for our customers.
The interesting thing is that Apple was found guilty of infringing some of Samsung's patents and will be forced to pay $158.400 to the Koreans. The problem at the moment is that the jury overlooked a product that Apple claims infringes its technologies, so after the weekend the verdict will be updated to include the appropriate amounts for this product, if it is found to use Apple's proprietary technologies .
In the end, although we are talking about a victory for those from Cupertino, the amount established as compensation is the lowest compared to what was initially requested and will certainly not scare Samsung into motivating the company to proceed differently in the future.
