Spiteful Remarks
According to the public transcript of a January 23 hearing revealed through German-based blog FOSS Patents on March 11 (local time), Apple is going to demand that Samsung Electronics pay US$40 per device for five software patents in a second patent infringement lawsuit.
A damages expert will argue on Apple’s behalf that Samsung infringed on five patents, and thus should pay US$40 per device in royalties.
Florian Mueller, blogger of FOSS Patents that covers patent news, said, “Apple’s damages theory for the trial that will begin in less than three weeks (on March 31) is an objective insanity.”
Five patents in question are related to the phone number tapping feature, unified search, data synchronization, slide-to-unlock, and autocomplete.
Meanwhile, the Korean tech giant is expected to counter that its arch-rival infringed two patents relating to recording and playback of digital images and voices, and a remote-control video transmission system.
A second patent infringement lawsuit will be held on March 31, starting with a jury selection procedure.