Apple told to pay Samsung damages

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Apple has infringed on a patent held by South Korean rival Samsung and ordered the US computer giant to pay an unspecified amount of damages."The court orders that the defendant pay Samsung for the damages it suffered since August 4, 2010 as the result of an infringement on (patent) EP 269," The Hague district court said in its ruling.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court ordered Apple Inc to pay damages to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd over a patent violation in the Netherlands, the latest twist in the global legal battle waged by the two rival phone and computer makers.

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By TechCrunch: By Natasha Lomas

As we all know Apple and Samsung have been fighting it out in courtrooms around the world. The big win so far for Apple has been the patent case in California. And that $1.05 billion award has just been slashed: District Court Judge Lucy Koh lowered the damages awarded to Apple by $450.5m, saying jurors had not properly followed her instruction in calculating some of the damages. The ruling reduced Samsung Electronics' bill to just under $599m.

By Trefis: In a historic ruling on August 24th, a U.S. District Court jury awarded Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) over $1.05 billion in damages after finding Samsung (PINK:SSNLF.PK) guilty of infringing on six of Apple's 'design' patents.