Did Samsung Copy Apple? The Supreme Court Patent Infringement Case Explained
October 12, 2016
Apple and Samsung, the two gadget makers who represented more than a third of the smartphone market as of the second quarter of FY 2016, have been locked in patent battles since the spring of 2011. The Supreme Court will decide, starting Tuesday whether Samsung Electronics copied a patent design component of the iPhone—and, by extension, whether Samsung will pay Apple all $400 million for doing so. As the case nears completion, here’s what you need to know: