Apple Inc. tried to persuade U.S. jurors to
keep intact a historic verdict it won against
Samsung Electronics-Company last year, while the Korean company
argued that Apple has overstated its injuries
from patent violations.
At closing arguments
on Tuesday in a San Jose, California federal court, Apple attorney Harold
McElhinny told jurors that their verdict would be important for protecting
American companies. However, Samsung attorney William Price said Apple grossly
overstated how integral the five patents at trial actually are to the iPhone's
value.
During the retrial, which has been unfolding over the
past week, Apple asked the jury to award $379.8 million, while Samsung argued it should have paid $52.7 million.
With this huge retrial, people will be watching closely to see how it plays out and what will be the next step. Some say that if Apple wins, Samsung will have to change a lot of things and stop selling some of their phones because they infringe on the patents. Also, if Apple is awarded money in the verdict, they may also go after other businesses such as Motorola because they are also running Android which has infringed upon some of their patents.
With this huge retrial, people will be watching closely to see how it plays out and what will be the next step. Some say that if Apple wins, Samsung will have to change a lot of things and stop selling some of their phones because they infringe on the patents. Also, if Apple is awarded money in the verdict, they may also go after other businesses such as Motorola because they are also running Android which has infringed upon some of their patents.
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