Samsung has been ordered to pay $119.6m (£71m) to Apple by a US court for infringing two of its patents.
A jury
in California delivered its verdict in afederal court in San Jose on
Friday in the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants.
Apple had sought $2bn at the trial, accusing Samsung
of violating patents on smartphone features.
The court also ruled that Apple infringed Samsung's
patents and awarded $158,000 in damages.
Apple had sought $2.2bn after accusing Samsung of
infringing five of its patents covering functions such as the "slide to
unlock" from its devices.
Samsung denied any wrongdoing and sought $6m after
arguing Apple had infringed two of its smartphone patents related to camera use
and video transmission.
"Though
this verdict is large by normal standards, it is hard to view this outcome as
much of a victory for Apple,'' said Brian Love, aSanta Clara University law
professor.
"This amount is less than 10% of the amount
Apple requested and probably doesn't surpass by too much the amount Apple spent
litigating this case.''
This
verdict marks the latest legal battle overintellectual property between
the world's top two smartphone makers.
Apple and Samsung have been fighting patent battles
for years and across many countries.
Two years ago, a separate jury ordered Samsung to pay
Apple $930m after finding it had used Apple technology.
That verdict is still being challenged by Samsung.
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