Intellectual Property
May 20, 2015
Apple's trade dress disrobed by court
On Monday, the Federal Circuit vacated $382 million of the $930 million in damages awarded to Apple against Samsung related to the iPhone maker's claimed trade dress. By Jocelyn Belloni and Sharoni Finkelstein
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated $382 million of the $930 million in damages awarded to Apple against Samsung. The court found that Apple's claimed trade dress - which covers the look of the iPhone itself as well as the layout of the icons on the iPhone home screen - is functional and therefore not protectable. Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al., 14-1335 (Fed. Cir. May 18, 2015).
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