Judge in Apple-Samsung Case Cuts Damages, Orders New Trial on Some Products, Upholds $600 Million of Verdict

The judge says a new trial will be needed to determine damages on some products, voiding $450 million of the $1.05 billion verdict.
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Judge Says Samsung’s Infringement of Apple Patents Not Willful, Denies Bid for New Trial

Judge Lucy Koh found that the jury’s verdict could be supported by the evidence, but thwarted Apple’s bid to have the damages increased due to Samsung’s alleged wilfullness.
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The Only Thing Worse Than the Patent Wars You Are Reading About Are the Ones You Aren’t Reading About

Roughly three in five patent suits filed this year were done by a company whose sole business is pursuing such claims.
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Apple and Samsung’s Post-Trial Slugfest in San Jose

Samsung is seeking a new trial or to have the billion dollar verdict reduced, while Apple wants added damages as well as injunctions against various Samsung products.
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Here’s Apple’s Settlement Pact with HTC (Well, the Parts We’re Allowed to See)

While it’s more than Apple and HTC would have otherwise made public, an awful lot is blacked out in the 140-page redacted agreement just made public.
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Parts of Apple-HTC Settlement Made Public Thanks to Samsung Case (But Not the Juicy Parts)

Samsung is likely to use the Apple-HTC deal as evidence that Apple doesn’t need an injunction against Samsung’s products in order to be compensated for any patent infringement.
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Four Things to Watch for at Thursday’s Apple-Samsung Hearing

Thursday’s hearing is shaping up to be a doozy, with a billion-dollar damage award, the prospect of sales bans and Apple’s pact with HTC all in the mix.
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U.S. Trade Court Asks Some Interesting Questions in Latest Apple-Samsung Case

In agreeing to a hearing on the latest case, the U.S. International Trade Commission is looking at some of the key patent questions facing the tech industry.
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Does HTC Deal Signal End to Apple’s Thermonuclear War Against Android?

Until its surprise announcement Saturday night, Apple had shown more interest in crushing Android phone makers than striking business deals with them. So what’s changed?
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Judge Koh Ends Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Although the preliminary injunction has been ended, a permanent ban on that tablet and other Samsung phones could be entered at a December hearing.
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Despite Verdict, Judge Koh Won’t Lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction — For Now

Could Apple and Google Be Headed for Detente Instead of Thermonuclear War?

Viral Video: Could Apple’s Patent Suits Take Down “Star Trek” Enterprise?

After Its Big Court Win, Apple Seeks Ban on a Bunch of Samsung Phones

Next Stop for Apple-Samsung: Appeals Court

Jury Slightly Lowers Apple-Samsung Verdict After Inconsistencies Noted

Jury: Samsung Owes Apple More Than $1 Billion for Infringing Patents

The Definitive Insider’s Guide to Apple vs. Samsung

At Long Last, Testimony Wraps Up in Apple vs. Samsung

Apple: Samsung Didn’t Live Up to Its Standards Obligations

Judge Koh: It’s Samsung’s Own Fault It Ran Out of Time