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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Samsung Electronics infringed on Apple's patents for the iPhone's slide-to-unlock, autocorrect, and data detection features, barring the Korean tech giant from selling its older Galaxy phones and tablets using those features.
According to overseas media outlets on Sept. 18, the Federal Circuit issued the ruling during a cross-appeal in the second patent lawsuit between Apple and Samsung on Sept. 17 (local time).
The appeals court pointed out that the Android phone maker's infringement resulted in a decrease in both Apple's market share and sales of the iPhones.
This ruling overturned the first one in 2014 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which stated that Samsung did not deliberately infringe on Apple's patents.
However, the Korean company no longer uses the disputed features in its smartphones, and so it is unlikely to be affected by the ruling. Currently, Samsung uses a technology that can unlock the mobile terminal by tapping the screen when the smartphone is off, instead of Apple's slide-to-unlock method.