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Apple Wins $1 Billion as Jury Finds Samsung Violated Patents
Published: Friday, 24 Aug 2012 | 9:32 PM ET Text Size
By: Reuters with CNBC.com

Apple scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung Electronics on Friday as a U.S. jury found the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarded the U.S. company $1.05 billion in damages.

As for the countersuit, the jury found Apple did not violate any of Samsung's wireless standards or feature patents.

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The verdict, which came much sooner than expected, could lead to an outright ban on sales of key Samsung products and will likely solidify Apple's dominance of the exploding mobile computing market.

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After the verdict, Apple's lawyers said they will file for a sales injunction against Samsung within the next seven days. The judge in the case set a Sept. 20 hearing on the proposed injunction......................>>>>.....................>>>>............................http://www.cnbc.com/id/48783982