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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday
stepped into the high-profile patent fight between the world's two fiercest
smartphone rivals, Apple and Samsung, agreeing to hear Samsung's appeal of what
it contends were excessive penalties for copying the patented designs of the
iPhone.
Samsung Electronics Co paid Apple
Inc (AAPL.O) more than $548 million in December
related to a jury verdict from 2012. It is seeking to pare back the $399
million of that amount that was awarded for infringing on the designs of the
iPhone's rounded-corner front face, bezel and colorful grid of icons, saying
they contributed only marginally to a complex device.
A Samsung spokeswoman said in a
statement the court's review "can lead to a fair interpretation of patent
law that will support creativity and reward innovation."
An Apple representative declined
comment.
Apple sued in 2011, claiming the
South Korean electronics company stole its technology and ripped off the look
of the iPhone.
Last May, the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit in Washington upheld the 2012 patent infringement
verdict. The court, however, said the iPhone's appearance could not be
protected through trademarks, forcing another trial later this month in federal
court in San Jose, California, to recalculate some of the damages Apple is
owed.
The Supreme Court has not reviewed a
design patent case in more than 120 years, when the products involved included
a spoon handle and a rug.
In court papers, Samsung said that
for complex, modern products such as smartphones, design patents have led to
"unjustified windfalls," far beyond the inventive value of the
patents.
On Monday, the high court said it
would answer whether courts should award in damages the total profits from a
product that infringes on a design patent if the patent applies only to a
component of the product.
Apple urged the high court not to
take the case, saying Samsung's illegal conduct was clear. Samsung consciously
decided to copy the iPhone after its debut in 2007, Apple said, and soon after
its mobile devices "became iPhone clones."
Samsung was supported by other major
high-tech firms including Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O). The companies filed a friend-of-the-court
brief that said the Federal Circuit decision will lead to more design patent
lawsuits, which will stifle innovation.
Samsung has said in court papers
that if it wins the case, it expects to be reimbursed the money it has already
paid.
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