Apple VS Samsung Patent Battle Heats Up Once Again, Again

The legal disputes between Apple and South Korean rival Samsung have been going on for so long and for so many times, publications are actually losing count. The two companies are once again going to court in order to argue what patent infringements were committed and how much Samsung really needs to pay Apple. It’s surprising that the legal bills have not matched the damage fees yet.

Both companies will be butting heads once they have determined a retrial date, which needs to be decided on Wednesday, Mac Rumors reports. This follows the order of U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh who decided on Sunday that the $399 million previously awarded to Apple is now up for re-determination.

"The Court finds that the jury instructions given at trial did not accurately reflect the law and that the instructions prejudiced Samsung by precluding the jury from considering whether the relevant article of manufacture ... was something other than the entire phone," Judge Koh ordered.

The retrial is actually made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided last December that the amount was up for reconsideration, CNET reports. This is in support of Samsung’s argument that the amount it owes Apple should be determined by individual components instead of the entire revenue earned with its smartphone.

"This is a historic opportunity to determine how the US Supreme Court's guidance on design patent damages will be implemented in our case and future cases," Samsung’s statement reads.

It’s worth pointing out that there were some patent infringements committed on Samsung’s part, there’s no question about that now. However, the South Korean giant still argued that it only owed Apple part of its revenue, not all of it.

The original asking fee was actually $1 billion, but it was eventually reduced to $399 million. Now, Apple might get even less than that from Samsung.