Some Apple and Samsung products are to no longer be sold in South Korea following a verdict in their patent infringement case.
Latinos Post can rule out that none of the banned products are the latest models from Samsung or Apple. The three-judge panel in Seoul stated Apple infringed two of Samsung's products, while Samsung violated only one of Apple's patents.
Per judges' orders, Apple will have to pay $17,650 in "damages" for each violated patent, while Samsung, despite violating one less patent to Apple will have to pay the iPhone company $22,000. The money is considerably less than what both companies wanted, which ranged between $90,000 and $2.5 billion.
According to the Wall Street Journal, "The court said Samsung infringed Apple's patent for bounce-back technology-so called because when a user scrolls beyond the edge of a photo, Web page or document, it bounces back into place."
The Samsung products banned in the country are the Galaxy S2, Galaxy Nexus smartphones, Galaxy Tab, and Galaxy 10.1 tablet computers.
Apple products banned include the iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
Samsung, which is based in South Korea, launched the case back in April 2011. Apple countersued Samsung in return.
Samsung reported that Apple used some of its wireless communication technology without paying royalties, while Apple said the South Korean company violated their design patents used in their smartphones and tablets.
According to Voice of America, Samsung defends that they have proof of originating smartphone plans back in 2006, a year before the release of the original iPhone.
Similar patent infringement cases are playing out in the US, Australia, and nine other countries. The landmark decision made today could influence the decision for the other international cases.
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