Apple v Samsung: Federal Circuit denies en banc rehearing petition
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied an en banc rehearing petition filed by Samsung in the latest ruling in a patent infringement case with Apple.
In October last year, WIPR reported that Judge Lucy Koh at the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied Samsung’s request to either stay a judgment on Samsung’s infringement or institute a new trial.
Koh ordered Samsung to pay Apple $548 million for patent infringement, with the ruling stemming from a 2012 decision that initially saw Samsung fined $930 million.
In May 2015, the Federal Circuit upheld part of Koh’s initial damages award. After Samsung appealed against Koh’s 2012 ruling, the court upheld the $548 million award for patent infringement but vacated $382 million which had centred on trade dress dilution.
The Federal Circuit declined to hear the suit en banc in August 2015.
In July this year, Samsung applied for an en banc rehearing petition at the Federal Circuit.
However, the Federal Circuit denied Samsung’s petition.
Samsung announced today, November 29, that it is considering dividing the company into a holding unit and an operating company in order to enhance long-term, sustainable value for shareholders.
