iPhone maker Apple had reportedly lost a case against the South Korean company, Samsung Electronics in the Supreme Court. It should be noted that a $400 million damage suit was awaiting Samsung for literally making clones of the iPhone 6. However, Samsung took the matter to Supreme Court which denied Apple the $400 million claim as previously ordered by the appeals court.
The American Supreme Court has been noted to side with the South Korean conglomerate in the issues of smartphone patent disputes with the giant tech company in California. However, it is expected that the multi-suit feuds between the two companies may not end as the copying trend continues. Apparently, the Supreme Court has sent the case back to the Court of Appeals to figure out exactly how much the design features were in value to the iPhone.
It should be noted that back in 2012, a federal jury in San Jose decided that Samsung did copy several features of the iPhone. As it turns out, Apple had patented the design which include the rectangular body, rounded corners and grid of apps on the home screen. Note that, Samsung just rolled out the C5 and C7 with nearly every bit of design to mirror the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, LA Times reported.
Samsung was able to gain popularity since releasing the Apple-look-alike on the Galaxy lineup. A certain judge back then ordered Samsung to pay out its entire profit for infringing the smartphones, banking up on the 1887 patent law. However, Samsung took this matter to the Supreme Court as the company did not want to spend such a large amount on the case.
In other news, Samsung is expected to quickly try to rake in more cash with the iPhone clones before its next face-to-face with Apple in court. Note that in the year 2015, Samsung has already doled out $548 to Apple. Overall, Apple was also granted roughly $930 million in damages.
The iPhone featured patented designs of a rounded-corner front, among others that Samsung thought of copying the designs but would not pursue paying out such extreme loads of cash. However, Apple reportedly notes that the success of the iPhone was largely tied to its innovative designs. However, note that other smartphone manufacturers also took the cue from the iPhone in its designs. Watch the Top 10 Smartphones that Look like an iPhone here:
