Samsung vs. Apple: The judge reduced the fine by half, a new trial will be held :
Flick theater Samsung vs Apple trial. Friday, Judge Lucy Koh American validated the verdict of August 25, 2012 but she said that the jury was wrong in his math. Has reduced by 45% the fine imposed on Samsung, 1 billion 599 million dollars.
It has not canceled the rest. It requires a new trial for 14 Samsung products, including the Galaxy S II smartphone. In the new procedure, the damage could increase or decrease. According to the consensus of experts established by Bloomberg, Apple should probably receive less money.
The fault of the jury? It is based on the benefits of Samsung for some calculations. This method had explained the judge intervenes only in cases involving patents and not design those concerning software patents.
Neither Apple nor Samsung had responded Friday evening. The Apple stock ended down 2.5% to 430.47 dollars.
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