Samsung (005930) may one day look at a California jury’s $1 billion patent infringement verdict as an act of mercy. Unnamed sources have told the Korea Times that Apple (AAPL) “plans to ask U.S. Federal Judge Lucy H. Koh to triple the amount” it won in a post-trial hearing on the case scheduled for September 21st, which would bring Apple’s total winnings from the Samsung patent trial to an astonishing $3 billion. The Korea Times thinks that Apple’s request for $3 billion will be the moment “when the world sees the American technology giant turn into a patent monster.”
Apple may seek $3B in patent damages from Samsung instead of the $1B it was awarded
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:36PM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
