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| Samsung to pay Apple $290m (£180m) for copying phones | Samsung to pay Apple $290m (£180m) for copying phones |
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| A Silicon Valley jury has ruled that Samsung must pay $290m (£180m) to Apple for copying iPhone and iPad features in its devices. | A Silicon Valley jury has ruled that Samsung must pay $290m (£180m) to Apple for copying iPhone and iPad features in its devices. |
| This verdict comes after a previous jury found Samsung owed Apple $1.05bn for copyright infringement. | This verdict comes after a previous jury found Samsung owed Apple $1.05bn for copyright infringement. |
| However, US District Judge Lucy Koh ordered a new trial because she said that jury miscalculated the amount Samsung owed. | However, US District Judge Lucy Koh ordered a new trial because she said that jury miscalculated the amount Samsung owed. |
| Samsung is expected to appeal. | Samsung is expected to appeal. |
| The jury's ruling covers 13 of the 26 Samsung devices that Apple had argued copied its technology. | The jury's ruling covers 13 of the 26 Samsung devices that Apple had argued copied its technology. |
| The $290m figure comes on top of the $550m Samsung owes Apple as a result of the initial verdict. | The $290m figure comes on top of the $550m Samsung owes Apple as a result of the initial verdict. |
| Apple shares traded slightly higher on the news. Samsung closed down slightly earlier in the day. | |
| 'Beautiful and sexy' | 'Beautiful and sexy' |
| Samsung had argued that Apple did not own many of the patents it claimed, included what Samsung argued was the "basic rectangle" shape of smartphones. | |
| "Apple doesn't own beautiful and sexy," Samsung lawyer William Price told the jury during the proceedings. | "Apple doesn't own beautiful and sexy," Samsung lawyer William Price told the jury during the proceedings. |
| However, the jury in the courtroom - which is located just 15 minutes away from Apple's headquarters in California - thought otherwise, awarding close to the $380m Apple sought. Samsung said it owed just $52m. | However, the jury in the courtroom - which is located just 15 minutes away from Apple's headquarters in California - thought otherwise, awarding close to the $380m Apple sought. Samsung said it owed just $52m. |
| They found that Samsung infringed on Apple patents, including one that allows users to "pinch and zoom" on smartphone and tablet screens. | |
| A separate trial to determine whether or not current Samsung devices violate Apple's patents is scheduled for March 2014. | A separate trial to determine whether or not current Samsung devices violate Apple's patents is scheduled for March 2014. |