Apple is trying to prevent Samsung from paying damages for its copying

In December 2015 the company Samsung agreed to pay 548 million dollars to Apple as part of a decision given by a jury that decided that Samsung copied technologies and functions of iDevices, but the payment came with a condition imposed by the Koreans.

More precisely, they reserved the right to appeal that decision at US Supreme Court, Samsung filing an appeal to the court to recover from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), the 548 million dollars because the court that decided the damage would have applied the law incorrectly.

In response to the request submitted by Samsung to the US Supreme Court, the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), filed a statement in which he claims that the legal dispute with Samsung has already been settled in court and that there are no more reasons to re-judge this case.

The dispute itself is almost 4 years old since it was judged by an American court and during this period Samsung avoided paying compensation until the last moment, now trying to recover the money already paid to the Apple company.

"Samsung had its day in court — many days, in fact — and the properly instructed jury was well-justified in finding that Samsung copied Apple's designs and should pay the damages that the statute expressly authorizes," Apple said on Thursday. "While this litigation may be high-profile, it is legally unexceptional, and Samsung has shown no reason for this Court to prolong it."

Responding to the reception of Apple, those from Samsung stated that if the court will not accept a retrial of the case or a simple change of the verdict, then a dangerous precedent would be established that would inhibit innovation in the field of smartphones.

 "If the legal precedent in this case stands, innovation could be diminished, competition could be stifled, and opportunistic lawsuits could have negative effects throughout the US economy," it said in a statement.

Now it remains to be seen what the US Supreme Court of Justice will decide, and in many cases it refuses to get involved in many of the processes of this kind.