The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Samsung in its long-running legal dispute with Apple for infringing on the design of the iPhone. The case is far from over, however, as the high court deferred back to lower courts to have the original award for damages reexamined.
As The Wall Street Journal recounts, jurors in 2012 found that 11 smartphone models from Samsung infringed on various Apple design patents. The South Korean electronics giant was ordered to pay a $399 million award to Apple as a result but Samsung – and many others in the tech community – disagreed with how that sum was calculated.
