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    • Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America LLC

    May 24, 2014
    Verdicts and settlements
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    Intellectual Property
    Patent Infringement
    Unfair Business Practices

    Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America LLC

    Published: May 24, 2014 | Result Date: May 2, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |
    Case number: 5:12-cv-00630-LHK Verdict –  $119,625,000

    Court

    USDC Northern


    Attorneys

    Plaintiff

    Liv L. Herriot

    Michael J. Silhasek

    Timothy W. Malone

    Holly A. Jones

    Mark N. Reiter

    Robert Vincent

    James P. Bennett

    Michael A. Jacobs
    (JAMS)

    Sarah R. Frazier

    Ronald R. Demsher

    Cosmin Maier

    Kathryn D. Zalewski
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Heath A. Brooks
    (Wilmer Hale LLP)

    Frederick S. Chung

    Minae Yu

    Paul E. Torchia

    Megan Fluckiger

    Harold J. McElhinny

    Richard S.J. Hung
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)

    Peter J. Kolovos

    Timothy D. Syrett
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Andrew L. Liao

    John P. Pettit

    Jeffrey G. Lau

    Jordan H. Bekier

    Joshua R. Furman
    (Joshua R. Furman Law Corp.)

    Steven S. Kimball

    Rachel Krevans

    Ruth N. Borenstein

    Adele R. Frankel

    Peter J. Shen

    Olga L. Tobin

    Thomas E. Anderson

    Stephanie J. Kim

    Casey J. McCracken

    Benjamin G. Damstedt

    Brittany N. DePuy

    Erik J. Olson
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)

    Nicole M. Smith

    Scott F. Llewellyn
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)

    Kate M. Saxton
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Kevin S. Prussia

    Lauren B. Fletcher

    Mark D. Selwyn
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Timothy A. Tatarka

    Samuel K. Whitt

    Azar Mouzari

    Jason C. Jieh Lo

    Emily L. Fedman
    (Office of the Santa Clara County Counsel)

    Michael A. Valek

    Matthew I. Kreeger

    Samuel C. Walden

    Victor F. Souto

    Nina S. Tallon
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    David C. Yang

    Rodney J. Stone
    (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)

    Christopher L. Robinson
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)

    Efrain S. Flores

    Mary Prendergast

    Andrew J. Danford

    William F. Lee
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Anna Tin-Yee Lee

    Anna B. Chauvet

    Quincy Lu

    Jennifer J. Rho
    (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)

    Daniel J. Thomasch
    (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)

    Brian M. Buroker

    Christopher J. Wiener
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)

    Nathaniel B. Sabri

    Richard W. O'Neill

    Joseph J. Mueller
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Gregory H. Lantier
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    James L. Quarles III
    (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)

    Hervey M. Lyon
    ( Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)

    Josh A. Krevitt

    Sarah E. Simmons

    Sarah Sladic

    Kenneth A. Kuwayti
    (Morrison & Foerster )

    Esther Kim
    (Social Security Administration)

    Shannon E. Mader
    (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher)

    Jack W. Londen
    (Morrison & Foerster LLP)


    Defendant

    Rachel M. Kassabian

    Todd M. Briggs
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Rebecca A. Bers
    (Office of the San Francisco City Attorney)

    Sean S. Pak
    (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Kenneth R. Chiate
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Patrick M. Shields
    (Warren Lex LLP)

    Ron Hagiz

    Marissa R. Ducca

    John M. Caracappa
    (Steptoe & Johnson LLP)

    Mark C. Dosker
    (Squire Patton Boggs LLP)

    Kevin P.B. Johnson
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Clark Craddock

    Matthew S. Warren

    Valerie A. Lozano
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Kara M. Borden

    Scott L. Watson
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP)

    Joshua P. Jaffe

    Nathan A. Hamstra
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Mona Solouki

    Kevin A. Smith

    Victoria F. Maroulis
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Patrick M. Shields
    (Warren Lex LLP)

    Susan R. Estrich

    William C. Price
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Michael T. Zeller
    (Quinn Emanuel)

    Eric J. Emanuel

    John B. Quinn
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Alan L. Whitehurst

    David A. Nelson
    (Roland DGA Corp.)

    Stanley E. Fisher
    (Williams & Connolly LLP)

    Huan Yi Lin

    Jordan R. Jaffe
    (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

    Kristin J. Madigan

    Amardeep L. Thakur
    (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP)

    Christopher E. Price

    Anastasia M. Fernands
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Edward J. DeFranco
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    David M. Horniak

    David M. Krinsky
    (NextVR )

    Alexander D. Baxter

    Robert W. Stone
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Robert N. Kang
    (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

    Shahin Rezvani
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Lance L. Yang
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Robert J. Becher

    Jared W. Newton

    Samuel M. Drezdzon

    Michael R. Heimbold

    Daryl M. Crone

    David R. Garcia

    Charles K. Verhoeven
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Jacob K. Danziger
    (Schiff Hardin LLP)

    James D. Judah
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Anthony P. Alden

    Brett D. Proctor

    David Elsberg

    John T. McKee
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Stephen A. Swedlow
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Aaron P. Maurer

    William C. Price
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Amy H. Candido
    (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

    Lindsay Cooper

    Daniel C. Posner

    John S. Gordon

    Scott A. Florance

    Patrick D. Curran
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Deepa Acharya
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Dov P. Grossman

    Maxim Price
    (Hecht Partners LLP)

    Richard W. Erwine
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Derek J. Tang

    Carl G. Anderson

    Michael L. Fazio
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Peter A. Klivans

    Scott B. Kidman

    Carlos A. Rodriguez

    Joseph Milowic III
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Dylan Ruga
    (Stalwart Law Group APC)


    Facts

    Apple Inc. filed a patent infringement claim against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC.

    Contentions

    PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
    Apple claimed ownership over various patents and contended that Samsung's products, including its Galaxy phones, infringed on those patents. Some of those patents concerned using gestures to unlock a device, methods for word recommendations, phone management, and others.

    DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
    Samsung denied Apple's allegations, and asserted various affirmative defenses. It also filed a patent claim against Apple, contending that Apple's iPhone and iPod touch products infringed on Samsung's patents. Additionally, Samsung filed claims for non-infringement and invalidity.

    Result

    The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Apple in its claim against Samsung and awarded the tech giant $119,625,000 in damages. Concerning Samsung's patent claims asserted against Apple, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Samsung and awarded the company $158,400 in total damages.


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