Intellectual Property
Apr. 4, 2013
Patent office invalidates key Apple claim in Samsung case
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated Apple Inc.'s claims on a critical mobile device patent, a development that may reduce the damages in ongoing litigation against Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated Apple Inc.'s claims on a critical mobile device patent, a development that may reduce the damages in ongoing litigation against Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Apple's patent was challenged in a reexamination, and the office - in a so-called "final action" - has invalidated the key claim that a jury found to be valid and inf...
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