The Apple May Not Fall Far from the Fashion Industry

Written by Rose M. Pilpa, Ph.D. and Jason J. Jardine

Edited by Catherine Holland

In 2011, Apple sued Samsung alleging among other things that various portions of Samsung smartphone products infringed claims of certain design patents owned by Apple (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.). In 2012, the jury found that Samsung infringed on several of Apple’s patents and awarded Apple 1.1 billion in damages. The damages were subsequently reduced to $400 million on appeal. http://bit.ly/2l5fIbu