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ARTICLE · 30 OCTOBER 2012

Apple v Samsung 2: Serious Questions Raised

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Apple’s recent US$ 1 billion damages award against Samsung was world news. In case you missed it, a California court found that Samsung had, in its Galaxy Note 10.1 smartphone, infringed various patents belonging to Apple.

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Elaine De Beer
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Apple's recent US$ 1 billion damages award against Samsung was world news. In case you missed it, a California court found that Samsung had, in its Galaxy Note 10.1 smartphone,  infringed various patents belonging to Apple. These patents related to various features that are to be found in Apple products, including  the 'bounce-back response'; which makes lists jump back,  the 'pinch-to-zoom' feature which the user uses to magnify  images,  the feature which allows the user to zoom into text by tapping their finger, and the overall appearance of the iPhone (including the system of displaying text and icons), which is protected by way of design patents.  A further hearing is scheduled later in the year to deal with the issue of a US sales ban on the Galaxy 10.1. Whatever the final outcome is, it's likely that there will be an appeal.

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