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Intellectual Property

Nov. 21, 2013

Lawyers for smartphone giants wrap up arguments in patent damages retrial

An Apple Inc. attorney asserted Tuesday that a low patent damages award against rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. would hinder innovation and reward infringement.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - An Apple Inc. attorney argued Tuesday that a low patent damages award against rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. would hinder innovation and reward infringement.


"Investors will not invest, people will not take risks and our economy will disappear," Harold McElhinny, a San Francisco-based partner with Morrison & Foerster LLP, said during his closing argument before the San Jose f...

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